The Island Corridor Roundation (ICF) has unveiled the first stage of its proposal to expand passenger train service on Vancouver Island.
 
Executive director Graham Bruce made the announcement today.
 
"We've made formal application to VIA Rail to move the terminus from Victoria to Nanaimo and initiate an early morning southbound rail service from Nanaimo to Victoria. This would tie in to the daily service that then runs from Victoria to Courtenay, and provides a more friendly service for people on the rail, moving to the southern sector of Victoria."
 
Bruce says it'll be 12 to 18 months before the service enhancement could be achieved.
 
It depends, in part, on a 15 million dollar upgrade of the rail track, which the ICF is asking the federal and provincial governments to fund.
 
Bruce was speaking with Dave Dickson on C-FAX 1070 this afternoon.
 
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