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Via Rail Closing Victoria Station

by Tyrone

Aug 11, 2011

Via Rail will close its Victoria station next to the Johnson Street bridge Friday, laying off two employees.

The decision to close the station was difficult, said Via Rail spokeswoman Anne-Sophie Desmeules.

Via Rail was forced to suspend its rail service on the Island on March 19 due to poor track conditions. It has been using a bus service to replace the Dayliner but that service ended Sunday.

The Island Corridor Foundation, made up of Island communities, has secured $7.5 million from the province and is waiting for this to be matched by the federal government. The money will go toward replacing rotten rail ties, a requirement to get the rail service on the 130-year- old line running again.

The City of Victoria is building a replacement for the Johnson Street bridge and is preparing by removing its rail portion this fall.

Construction of the new bridge, which won't have a rail component, is to begin in early 2013. The existing bridge is to ...See More

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