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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 Island Rail Corridor, as the railway corridor on Vancouver Island is known, runs from Victoria to Courtenay and from Parksville to Port Alberni. The railway on Vancouver Island was previously known as the Esquimalt & Nanaimo (E&N) Railway, owned and operated by the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) until the end of the 20th century.
Learn how the Esquimalt and Nanaimo (E&N) Railway was built, extended, and almost abandoned on Vancouver Island. Discover how the Island Corridor Foundation saved the railway and restored it as a multi-purpose corridor for communities and First Nations.
To help subsidize construction of the railway, the federal and provincial governments contributed financially towards the project and granted more than 800,000 hectares of land on southeast Vancouver Island to the E&N Railway Company.
The E&N Division CRHA represents and maintains rail history along the entire E&N Railway corridor and is directly involved with the many aspects of its current status. We are based in Victoria, BC with additional activities and operations taking place mid-island in the Parksville and Coombs areas.
25 cze 2024 · The Island Rail Corridor (formerly known as the E&N Rail Corridor) is approximately 289 km running between Victoria and Courtenay with connections between Parksville and Port Alberni and to the Nanaimo waterfront.
13 lis 2024 · The E&N Railway corridor was built in the 1880s to support colonialism and resource extraction, and has faced declining traffic and ownership changes ever since. Learn about the land disputes, passenger service, and potential futures of the railway that connects Esquimalt, Nanaimo, Victoria, Parksville, Courtenay and Port Alberni.
