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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.
Alto (stylized as ALTO), also known as the Toronto–Quebec City High-Speed Rail Network, [1] is an announced high-speed rail network in Canada that will connect Quebec City to Toronto. It was announced by the federal government and Justin Trudeau on February 19, 2025.
Union Station is the busiest passenger transportation hub in Canada, serving 250,000 people daily. It is a central hub for the Via Rail Corridor intercity service, the central hub for GO Transit commuter rail service for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, and the terminus of the Union Pearson Express which connects to Canada's second-busiest transportation hub, Toronto Pearson Airport.
Railway Lands is an area in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Originally a large railway switching yard near the Toronto waterfront, including the CNR Spadina Roundhouse and the CPR John Roundhouse, it has since been redeveloped and today is home to mostly mixed-used development, including the CN Tower and Rogers Centre.
The Downtown Transit Mall along 7th Avenue South is shared by the Red and Blue lines. The Red Line is a 32.2-kilometre (20.0 mi) line that connects the south and northwest legs via the downtown transit mall. The Blue Line is a 23-kilometre (14 mi) line that connects the northeast and west legs via the downtown transit mall.
The section between Pickering Junction and Union Station in downtown Toronto has been sold to Metrolinx for GO Transit service, part of their Lakeshore East line. [1] Via rail of Canada operates their corridor service along the entirety of the line. VIAs Toronto-Ottawa trains runs along the line to Brockville, where it splits off and heads north.
It provides access to the region's commuter rail, GO Transit, and inter-city rail services Amtrak, and Via Rail. Toronto is a major rail transportation hub in Canada and central North America, with most commercial rail freight operations carried out by two Class I railways, Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway.
VIA Rail Kingston is served by all trains on Via Rail's Toronto-Montreal corridor, and all trains on its' Toronto-Ottawa corridor, with one exception (Train 646). All westbound VIA trains that stop in Kingston are Toronto (Union Station) bound. All eastbound trains that stop here are either Montréal bound or Ottawa bound. On the Montreal ...