Island CorridorSummit Lake on the Port Alberni Subdivision with Mount Arrowsmith in the background |
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| Headquarters | Nanaimo, British Columbia |
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| Locale | Vancouver Island, British Columbia |
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| Dates of operation |
- Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway 1884–1905
- Canadian Pacific Railway 1905–2018
- RailAmerica 2006–2018
- Southern Railway of Vancouver Island (under contract with the Island Corridor Foundation) 2006–
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| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
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| Length | 293 km (182 mi) |
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Victoria Subdivision |
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39.5 |
| Port Alberni Terminal | | end of track |
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39.0 |
Port Alberni |
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171.9 |
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38.0 |
Port Alberni Yard |
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37.2 |
APR Roundhouse |
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37.1 |
Port Alberni wye/Domtar Paper 2 |
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139.7 |
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37.0 |
Domtar Paper 1 |
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139.3 |
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Roger Creek |
Millard Creek |
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137.4 |
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Kitsuksis Creek |
| Royston |
135.8 |
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35.9 |
Farris |
Roy Creek |
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35.6 |
Solly |
Trent River |
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33.3 |
McLean Mill |
Washer Creek |
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Bainbridge |
| Union Bay |
130.2 |
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Mile 29.9 |
Hindoo Creek |
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Mile 28.9 |
Buckley Bay Road |
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28.1 |
Bostock |
| Buckley Bay |
126.2 |
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26.1 |
Tebo |
Tsable River |
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Mile 25.0 |
| Fanny Bay |
124.7 |
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24.6 |
Stokes |
Mill Creek |
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Loon Lake West |
Coal Creek |
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21.9 |
Arrowsmith |
Waterloo Creek |
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Loon Lake East |
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Summit Lake |
| Deep Bay |
121.0 |
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Locharkaig |
Rosewall Creek |
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Mile 20.2 |
Cook Creek North |
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Mile 18.8 |
Cook Creek South |
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18.4 |
Apenes |
| Bowser |
114.5 |
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Mile 18.1 |
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Mountain Creek |
Nile Creek |
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Mile 14.6 |
Big Qualicum River |
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Mile 14.0 |
| Dunsmuir |
110.2 |
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Mile 13.8 |
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Mile 13.7 |
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Cameron Lake |
| Dashwood |
105.0 |
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Little Qualicum River |
Little Qualicum River |
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McBey Creek |
| Qualicum Beach |
101.8 |
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Lockwood Creek |
French Creek |
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French Creek |
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Coombs |
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spur |
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| Parksville |
092.5 |
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Englishman River |
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| National Silicates |
092.3 |
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spur |
092.1 |
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| Craig |
091.9 |
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| Bryn |
089.7 |
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Hamilton Creek |
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Nanoose Creek |
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| Nanoose Bay |
086.7 |
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Bonnell Creek |
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| Jayem |
084.4 |
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Green Lake |
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Doumont Road |
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spur |
076.5 |
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| Wellington |
077.5 |
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Wellcox Spur |
Superior Propane |
075.8 |
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| Northfield |
075.0 |
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Millstone River |
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Wellcox Yard |
| Nanaimo |
072.5 |
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Chase River |
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Chase River |
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| Regional Recycling |
070.9 |
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| Stockett |
070.0 |
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Wellcox Spur |
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| Starks |
069.2 |
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| South Wellington |
067.2 |
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Nanaimo River |
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| Quarry |
066.1 |
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| Cassidy |
064.8 |
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| Spruston Road | | Haslam Creek |
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| Storms |
063.0 |
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| Brenton |
061.6 |
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Bush Creek |
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Harrison Creek |
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| Ladysmith |
058.4 |
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| Blaineys |
056.0 |
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| Saltair |
054.5 |
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| Chemainus |
051.2 |
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spur |
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Chemainus River |
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Catalyst Paper |
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| Westholme |
046.8 |
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Mile 46.8 |
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Whitehouse Creek |
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Overflow |
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| Mount Sicker |
046.2 |
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| Tyee |
044.4 |
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| Somenos |
042.7 |
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spur |
042.6 |
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| Hayward |
041.6 |
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Mile 40.6 |
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| Duncan |
039.7 |
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Cowichan River |
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| Buckerfield's |
038.8 |
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| Top Shelf Feeds |
038.3 |
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| Koksilah |
038.1 |
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Koksilah River |
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Koksilah Overflow |
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Koksilah Road |
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| Cowichan |
035.5 |
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| Hillbank |
034.1 |
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| Cobble Hill |
031.2 |
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Northgate Road |
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| Shawnigan Lake | | tributaries |
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| Shawnigan Lake Road | | bridge out |
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| Strathcona Lodge |
026.2 |
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Last Spike |
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| Cliffside |
025.0 |
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| Fitzgerald |
021.9 |
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| Malahat |
020.0 |
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Mile 18.2 |
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| 17 Mile Post |
017.0 |
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Malahat Tunnel (50m) |
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| Arbutus Canyon | | Arbutus Creek |
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| Niagara Canyon | | Niagara Creek |
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| Niagara |
013.7 |
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| Goldstream |
010.7 |
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008.9 |
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| Langford |
007.9 |
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Six Mile Road |
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Brydon Road |
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| Island Highway/ | | Burnside Road |
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Adams Place |
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| Palmer |
004.8 |
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Helmcken Road |
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Island Highway |
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| Esquimalt |
003.7 |
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| Admirals |
002.5 |
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| Wholesale Club |
001.4 |
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Hereward Road |
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| Russells |
000.8 |
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| E&N Roundhouse |
000.7 |
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| Harbour Road | | Vic West - end of track |
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000.3 |
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| Victoria |
000.0 |
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Victoria Subdivision |
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The Island Corridor, previously the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway (E&N Railway), is a railway operation on Vancouver Island. It is owned by the Island Corridor Foundation, a registered charity. The railway line is 225 kilometres (140 mi) in length from Victoria to Courtenay, known as the Victoria Subdivision, with a branch line from Parksville to Port Alberni, known as the Port Alberni Subdivision, of 64 kilometres (40 mi), for a total 289 kilometres (180 mi) of mainline track. In 2006, the Island Corridor Foundation acquired the railway's ownership from RailAmerica and Canadian Pacific Railway.
Passenger service has been "temporarily suspended" since 2011 due to poor infrastructure condition that resulted from deferred maintenance.
