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The '''Bay de Verde Branch Line''' was a section of the [[Newfoundland Railway]] that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from [[Carbonear]] to [[Bay de Verde]]. The Carbonear railway station was upgraded and expanded due to the construction of the line. The line also passed through communities such as [[Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador|Victoria]] and Western Bay. Victoria had the distinction of being the only community in Newfoundland that had 3 Railway Stations, one for Freshwater, one for central Victoria and one for Salmon Cove. After several years of operation under the [[Reid Newfoundland Company]], the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1932. The narrow gauge branch line was soon torn up. Only the trails, a few [[trestle]]s and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain. |
The '''Bay de Verde Branch Line''' was a section of the [[Newfoundland Railway]] that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from [[Carbonear]] to [[Bay de Verde]]. The Carbonear railway station was upgraded and expanded due to the construction of the line in 1917. The line also passed through communities such as [[Victoria, Newfoundland and Labrador|Victoria]] and Western Bay. Victoria had the distinction of being the only community in Newfoundland that had 3 Railway Stations, one for Freshwater, one for central Victoria and one for Salmon Cove. After several years of operation under the [[Reid Newfoundland Company]], the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1932. The narrow gauge branch line was soon torn up. Only the trails, a few [[trestle]]s and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain. |
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Revision as of 17:54, 6 August 2018
The Bay de Verde Branch Line was a section of the Newfoundland Railway that finished construction in 1916. The line ran from Carbonear to Bay de Verde. The Carbonear railway station was upgraded and expanded due to the construction of the line in 1917. The line also passed through communities such as Victoria and Western Bay. Victoria had the distinction of being the only community in Newfoundland that had 3 Railway Stations, one for Freshwater, one for central Victoria and one for Salmon Cove. After several years of operation under the Reid Newfoundland Company, the line was shut down due to lack of funding in 1932. The narrow gauge branch line was soon torn up. Only the trails, a few trestles and two railway stations in Western Bay and Carbonear remain.