north where it connects to the Parkway Trail. In the fall of 2013 a partnership of various community groups interested in moving the E&N Rail Trail forward was formed and the Nanaimo Regional Rail Trail Partnership was born. The NRRTP comprises the Downtown Business Improvement Association (DNBIA), Tourism Nanaimo, Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN), the City of Nanaimo, Greater Nanaimo Cycling Coalition (GNCC), and the Island Corridor Foundation (ICF). As of 2015 the group has raised funds and is building the E&N extension trail from the old Nanaimo train station to 7th Avenue in the south. It planned to have that multi-use trail finished by 2019. Concurrently, north of Nanaimo, the Regional District of Nanaimo started with two new sections in 2018. The first sections of trail will total approximately and will connect the City of Parksville with Coombs and French Creek. Rapid transit on E&N in Victoria In 1996 a BC Transit report proposed renewing the track and enhancing road crossings, to travel 13.3 km (8.3 miles) to arrive over the bridge into downtown Victoria from Station Avenue, Langford. The travel time was 24 minutes, using the existing track, including stops, and restricting the speed to 25 km/h (16 mph) due to the condition of the railway and street crossings. In 2008, a report by the British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure put the travel time at 36 minutes, using the existing track, and having a train travelling a further distance of 17.2 km (10.7 mi) from West Langford. This includes six stops and stopping at each station for half a minute. The speed varies from 8 to 65 km/h (5 to 40 mph). Sources See also Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway Roundhouse List of heritage railways in Canada Southern Railway of British Columbia References External links E&N Division — Canadian Railroad Historical Association History of the Esquimalt and Nanaimo Railway VIA Rail Victoria – Courtenay train schedule 1925 Railway Schedule from Waghorn's Guide Video clips of the E&N from Youtube Crown Land Grants: A History of the E&N includes a map of Vancouver Island showing the boundaries of the land grant A photo essay of the E&N Railway by Aidan Perret British Columbia railways History of Vancouver Island Transport on Vancouver Island Companies based in British Columbia Nanaimo Standard gauge railways in Canada