Lévis station

Lévis station (also known as Gare fluviale de Lévis and as Gare de l'Intercolonial) is a ferry terminal and former railway station in Lévis, Quebec, Canada at 5995, rue Saint-Laurent.[1][2][3] It is also served by city buses operated by the Société de transport de Lévis. The Société des traversiers du Québec operates ferry service between this terminal and downtown Quebec City.[4]

Lévis intermodal station in 2012

The station was built in 1864 as a meeting room for Lévis' city council. In 1884, it was purchased the Intercolonial Railway for use as a station, and was later used by Canadian National Railway and VIA Rail Canada trains until CN abandoned its railway line in downtown Lévis. The final VIA Rail from the station operated October 24, 1998. Today, the building serves as a ferry terminal, and also houses a bicycle rental facility and tourist information centre.[1]

The former railway right-of-way is now a bicycle trail.

References
  1. "La gare intermodale de Lévis" (PDF) (in French). Ville de Lévis - Service du patrimoine et soutien à l’urbanisme. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  2. Mathieu, Isabelle (March 6, 2013). "Rénovation de la gare intermodale de Lévis: projet de terrasse avec vue sur Québec". Le Soleil (in French). Quebec City. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  3. Cimon, Jean (2007). Mémoires d'un piéton (in French). Septentrion. p. 150. Retrieved November 28, 2014. ... en face de la basse-ville portuaire de Québec. Cette gare de Lévis était dite intermodale parce qu'un piéton pouvait passer directement du train au bateau-traversier qui fait la navette entre les quais de Lévis et de Québec. En 2007, le bateau et la gare sont toujours reliés par une confortable passerelle couverte et vitrée, sauf que les trains et même les rails sont disparus. ISBN 2894484941, ISBN 9782894484944 [translation: ...in front of the lower port city of Quebec. This Lévis station was said to be intermodal because a pedestrian could go directly from the train to the ferry boat which shuttles between the Lévis and Quebec City platforms. In 2007, the boat and the station are still connected by a comfortable covered and glazed footbridge, except that the trains and even the rails have disappeared.]
  4. "Traverse Québec – Lévis". Société des traversiers du Québec. Retrieved November 28, 2014.


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