Wellington station (British Columbia)

Wellington
General information
LocationWellington Road & Jingle Pot Road
Wellington, BC
Canada
Coordinates49°12′25″N 124°01′02″W / 49.2069°N 124.0172°W / 49.2069; -124.0172
Line(s)Victoria – Courtenay train
Construction
Structure typenone
History
Opened1888
Closed2011
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Nanoose Bay
toward Courtenay
Victoria–Courtenay Nanaimo
toward Victoria
Preceding station Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Following station
Nanoose
toward Courtenay
Main Line Northfield
toward Victoria

The Wellington station located in the Wellington area of Nanaimo, British Columbia, was a flag stop on Via Rail's Dayliner service,[1][failed verification] which ended in 2011. The station is on the Southern Railway of Vancouver Island mainline. The station was named after the town of Wellington which formed around and next to the Wellington Colliery which was named after Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, a leading British military and political figure in the 19th century.[2]

  1. ^ "Explore our destinations". VIA Rail.
  2. ^ "Wellington". BC Geographical Names.