List of Via Rail routes
A route map of Via Rail frequencies from 2013.
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.
Current routes
Name | Route | Numbers | Frequency | Classes |
Canadian |
Toronto–Winnipeg–Jasper–Vancouver |
1, 2 |
Two/week (off-peak season); three/week (peak season) |
Economy and Sleeper Plus |
Corridor services |
Toronto–Montreal |
|
Six/day (weekdays); four/day (Saturday); five/day (Sunday) |
Economy and Business |
Toronto–Ottawa |
|
Five/day (weekdays); three/day (Saturday); four/day (Sunday) |
Economy and Business |
Toronto–Windsor |
|
Four/day |
Economy and Business |
Toronto–Sarnia |
|
Two/day |
Economy |
Ottawa–Montreal |
|
Six/day (weekdays); four/day (weekends) |
Economy and Business |
Montreal–Quebec City |
|
Five/day (weekdays); three/day (weekends) |
Economy and Business |
Jasper – Prince Rupert train |
Jasper–Prince Rupert |
5, 6 |
Three/week |
Economy and Touring |
Maple Leaf |
Toronto–New York City |
97, 98 |
Daily |
Economy |
Montreal – Jonquière train |
Montreal–Hervey-Jonction–Jonquière |
600–602 |
Three/week |
Economy |
Montreal – Senneterre train |
Montreal–Hervey-Jonction–Senneterre |
603, 604, 606 |
Three/week |
Economy |
Ocean |
Montreal–Matapédia–Halifax |
14, 15 |
Three/week |
Economy, Sleeper, and Sleeper Plus |
The Pas – Pukatawagan train |
The Pas–Pukatawagan |
290, 291 |
Two/week |
|
Sudbury – White River train |
Sudbury–White River |
185, 186 |
Three/week |
Economy |
Winnipeg – Churchill train |
Winnipeg–The Pas–Churchill |
692, 693 |
Two/week |
Economy and Sleeper |
References
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