List of Via Rail routes
Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories:[1]
- "Rapid Intercity Travel": daytime services over the Corridor between Ontario and Quebec. The vast majority of Via's trains–429 per week–operate here.
- "Long-distance travel and tourism": the famous Canadian and Ocean, providing traditional transcontinental service.
- "Mandatory Services": rural services mandated by the Canadian Government for areas which otherwise lack reasonable year-round transportation.
A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013.
Current routes
| Name | Route | Route numbers | Notes |
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| Canadian | Toronto–Vancouver | Westbound: 1 Eastbound: 2 |
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| Ocean | Montreal–Halifax | Westbound: 14 Eastbound: 15 |
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| Québec City – Windsor Corridor | Toronto–Kingston–Montreal | Westbound: 51, 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 651, 655, 669 Eastbound: 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 650, 668 |
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| Fallowfield–Ottawa–Montreal | Westbound: 22, 24, 26, 28, 34, 38, 624 Eastbound: 33, 35, 37, 39, 51, 633, 635, 637, 639 |
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| Ottawa–Montreal–Québec City | Westbound: 15, 25, 29, 33, 35, 37, 39, 637 Eastbound: 14, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 622, 624 |
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| Toronto–Kingston–Ottawa | Westbound: 41, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 59, 641, 643, 645, 647 Eastbound: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 644, 646 |
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| Toronto–Niagara Falls–New York (Maple Leaf) |
Southbound: 97 Northbound: 98 |
Operated by Amtrak while in US Territory. | |
| Sarnia–London–Toronto | Westbound: 85, 87 Eastbound: 84, 88 |
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| Windsor–London–Toronto | Westbound: 71, 73, 75, 79, 81, 83 Eastbound: 70, 72, 76, 78, 80, 82 |
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| Jasper – Prince Rupert | Jasper–Prince Rupert | Westbound: 5 Eastbound: 6 |
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| Montreal – Jonquière | Montreal–Jonquière | Southbound: 600, 602 Northbound: 601 |
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| Montreal – Senneterre | Montreal–Senneterre | Southbound: 604, 606 Northbound: 603 |
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| Sudbury – White River | Sudbury–White River | Westbound: 186 Eastbound: 185 |
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| Winnipeg – Churchill | Winnipeg–Churchill | Southbound: 690, 692, 694 Northbound: 691, 693, 695 |
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| The Pas – Pukatawagan | The Pas–Pukatawagan | Southbound: 290 Northbound: 291 |
Operated by the Keewatin Railway |
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References
- Via Rail. "2011 Annual Report" (PDF). Retrieved 2013-02-24.
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