Duke Point is a major ferry terminal owned and operated by BC Ferries that provides ferry service across the Strait of Georgia to Tsawwassen. The ferry terminal is located at Duke Point in Nanaimo and is the only major terminal in the BC Ferries system without a public transit connection.[2]
The terminal was built in 1997 for $42 million (equivalent to $67.88 million in 2022) to divert commercial vehicle traffic away from BC Ferries' other main Nanaimo terminal in the heart of the city, thus easing traffic jams through Nanaimo's city centre. It was officially opened on 9 June 1997 by then Premier Glen Clark and saw its first sailings the following day.[3]
In 2013, 42 percent of passengers travelling from Nanaimo to the mainland went through Duke Point.[4]
The ferry terminal marks the southern terminus of Highway 19, which connects the terminal to the Trans-Canada Highway just south of Nanaimo's city centre via the Duke Point Highway. The highway cost $50 million (equivalent to 80.81 million in 2022) to build.[3]
On December 20, 2011, MV Coastal Inspiration experienced a hard landing upon arrival at Duke Point terminal. The terminal berth sustained significant damage and the vessel's port side doors were also damaged. The terminal required extensive repairs, requiring a closure of over four months, with all service re-routed through Departure Bay,[5][6] finally re-opening on May 1, 2012.
^Figure obtained from the 2021 passenger count of 707 707[1] and the 2020 passenger count of 575 736.[7] Only statistics denoting "passenger" traffic is counted; it is unclear whether passengers from vehicles are included in this statistic. The large percentage increase from 2020 to 2021 is due to reduced 2020 passenger traffic from the COVID-19 pandemic.
References
^ ab"Total Vehicle and Passenger Counts by Route for August 2022" (PDF). Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. September 7, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^"Nanaimo Regional Transit System map".[dead link]
^Seyd, Jane (March 16, 2014). "West Vancouver merchants worried over future ferry plans". North Shore News.
^ (Press release). Victoria: BC Ferries. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
^ (Press release). Victoria: BC Ferries. December 20, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
^"Total Vehicle and Passenger Counts by Route for December 2021" (PDF). Connecting the Coast | BC Ferries. January 7, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
External links
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