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The Duncan station in
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,
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was a stop on
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's ''Dayliner'' service, which has been indefinitely suspended since 2011. It is located on the
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mainline.


History

The current station building was built in 1912 by the
Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway The Island Rail Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island and is the only remaining railway on Vancouver Island after the closure of the Englewood Railway in November 2017. T ...
, replacing the original station which extended somewhat further south. "Duncan's Crossing Station" was established at Duncan's Crossing, named after William Chalmers Duncan, who farmed in the region. On March 4, 1912 the City of Duncan was incorporated. The station was designated a Heritage Railway Stations in 1993.


Closing

Duncan Station closed on March 19, 2011, when
Via Rail Via Rail Canada Inc. (), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada. It receives an annual subsidy from Transport Canada to offset the cost of operating ...
suspended service indefinitely due to poor track conditions and was replaced with a bus service operated by Via Rail. On August 12, 2011, the bus service ended with station closing. The station is now used as the site of the Cowichan Valley Museum.


See also

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List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada This is a list of railway stations in Canada which have been designated under the ''Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act''. The names given for stations are taken from the Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations maintained by the ...


References

{{reflist Via Rail stations in British Columbia Designated heritage railway stations in British Columbia Railway stations in Canada opened in 1886 Railway stations closed in 2011 Duncan, British Columbia 1886 establishments in British Columbia 2011 disestablishments in British Columbia Disused railway stations in Canada