List of Via Rail routes

Via Rail operates 497 trains per week over nineteen routes. Via groups these routes into three broad categories: 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 Route numbers Notes Canadian Toronto – Vancouver Westbound: 1Eastbound: 2 Ocean Montreal – Quebec City (Charny) - Halifax Westbound: 15Eastbound: 14Québec City–Windsor CorridorToronto – Kingston – MontrealWestbound: 61, 63, 65, 67, 69, 669Eastbound: 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 668 Toronto – Kingston – OttawaWestbound: 41, 45, 47, 53, 55, 59, 643, 645Eastbound: 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54 Ottawa – Montreal – Quebec CityWestbound: 29, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 633Eastbound: 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 38, 622 Toronto – Niagara Falls – New York(Maple Leaf) Southbound: 97Northbound: 98 Operated by Amtrak while in the US Sarnia – London – Toronto Westbound: 87Eastbound: 84 Windsor – London – Toronto Westbound: 71, 73, 75, 79Eastbound: 70, 72, 76, 78 Jasper–Prince Rupert Jasper – Prince Rupert Westbound: 5Eastbound: 6 Formerly the Skeena and Panorama Montreal–Jonquière Montreal – Jonquière Southbound: 600, 602Northbound: 601 Formerly the Saguenay Montreal–Senneterre Montreal – Senneterre Southbound: 604, 606Northbound: 603 Formerly the Abitibi Sudbury–White River Sudbury – White River Westbound: 186Eastbound: 185 Formerly the Lake Superior Winnipeg–Churchill Winnipeg – Churchill Southbound: 690, 692Northbound: 691, 693 Formerly the Hudson Bay and Northern Spirits The Pas–Pukatawagan The Pas – Pukatawagan Southbound: 290Northbound: 291 Operated by the Keewatin Railway

Full listing

Intercity routes

Transferred from Canadian National Railway (CN) Transferred from CP Rail (now Canadian Pacific Kansas City) Active route Name(s) Route First service Last service Notes Atlantic Limited Montreal – Sherbrooke – Saint JohnOctober 29, 1978 June 16, 1979 Renamed as Atlantic Atlantic June 17, 1979 October 27, 1979 Extended to Halifax Montreal – Sherbrooke – Saint John – Moncton – Halifax October 28, 1979 November 14, 1981 June 1, 1985 December 16, 1994 Bras d'Or Halifax – Sydney 2000 2004 Weekly summer tourist train Calgary–South Edmonton Calgary – EdmontonOctober 29, 1978 October 26, 1985 Campbellton–Moncton Campbellton – Moncton October 28, 1979 January 14, 1990 Capreol–Winnipeg Capreol – Hornepayne – Nakina April 1, 1978 September 28, 1980 Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg April 1, 1978 September 28, 1980 Extended to Armstrong Armstrong – Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg September 29, 1980 November 14, 1981 Capreol – Hornepayne – Nakina – Armstrong – Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg October 28, 1979 May 31, 1981 Briefly rolled into the Super Continental during 1981 November 15, 1981 January 14, 1990 Subsumed by the Canadian Capreol – Hornepayne June 1, 1981 November 14, 1981 Farlane – Winnipeg Seasonal train Chambord–Dolbeau Chambord – Dolbeau April 1, 1978 June 16, 1979 Chaleur Montreal – GaspéApril 1, 1978 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Montreal–Gaspé May 1, 2009 August 2013 Edmonton–Drumheller Edmonton – DrumhellerApril 1, 1978 November 14, 1981 Now partially served by Alberta Prairie Railway Excursions Edmundston–Sainte-Foy Edmundston – Sainte-FoyApril 1, 1978 October 27, 1979 Enterprise Toronto – Montreal January 16, 2000 October 29, 2005 Night train Evangeline Halifax – Yarmouth October 29, 1978 January 14, 1990 Flin Flon–Osborne Lake Flin Flon – Osborne LakeApril 1, 1978 October 27, 1979 Halifax–Fredericton Moncton – Saint John April 1, 1978 October 27, 1979 Extended to Halifax Halifax – Moncton – Saint John October 28, 1979 November 14, 1981 Extended to Fredericton June 1, 1985 January 14, 1990 Halifax – Moncton – Saint John – Fredericton November 15, 1981 May 31, 1985 Truncated back to Saint John Halifax–Sydney Halifax – SydneyApril 1, 1978 January 14, 1990 Havelock–Toronto Havelock – Peterborough – Toronto October 29, 1978 January 14, 1990 Hearst–Nakina Hearst – NakinaApril 1, 1978 May 31, 1986 Hornepayne–Manitouwadge Hornepayne – ManitouwadgeApril 1, 1978 April 26, 1980 International Limited Toronto – Chicago October 31, 1982 June 12, 1983 Operated by Amtrak in the US. Renamed as International International June 13, 1983 April 23, 2004 Operated by Amtrak in the US Jasper–Prince Rupert Jasper – Prince Rupert April 1, 1978 June 16, 1979 Named as Skeena May 1, 2009 Present Skeena June 17, 1979 November 14, 1981 Extended to Edmonton April 30, 1989 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Edmonton – Jasper – Prince Rupert November 15, 1981 June 2, 1984 Extended to Winnipeg and renamed as Panorama June 1, 1985 April 29, 1989 Truncated back to Jasper Panorama Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Jasper – Prince Rupert June 3, 1984 May 31, 1985 Reverted to Skeena name and route Limoilou–Rivière-à-Pierre Limoilou, Quebec City – Rivière-à-Pierre April 1, 1978 June 16, 1979 Replaced by Sainte-Foy–Rivière-à-Pierre train Sainte-Foy–Rivière-à-Pierre Sainte-Foy – Rivière-à-Pierre October 28, 1979 February 2, 1980 Toronto–Niagara Falls Toronto – Niagara Falls April 1, 1978 January 18, 1992 Renamed as General Brock November 23, 1997 December 9, 2012 Service continued by the Maple Leaf and Lakeshore West line General Brock January 19, 1992 November 22, 1997 Name dropped Toronto–North Bay Toronto – North Bay April 1, 1978 January 14, 1990 Maple Leaf Toronto – Niagara Falls – New York April 26, 1981 Present Operated by Amtrak in the USMoncton–EdmundstonMoncton – Edmundston April 1, 1978 November 14, 1981 October 28, 1984 January 14, 1990 Montreal–Chicoutimi Montreal – Hervey – Rivière-à-Pierre – Chambord – Jonquière – Chicoutimi April 1, 1978 April 30, 1988 Truncated to Jonquière Saguenay Montreal – Hervey – Rivière-à-Pierre – Chambord – Jonquière April 25, 1993 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Montreal–Jonquière May 1, 1988 April 24, 1993 Named as Saguenay May 1, 2009 Present Sainte-Foy–Cochrane Sainte-Foy – Senneterre – Cochrane April 1, 1978 Abitibi Montreal – Hervey – Senneterre April 25, 1993 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Montreal–Senneterre May 1, 2009 Present Montreal–Sherbrooke Montreal – Sherbrooke April 1, 1978 October 30, 1982 Ocean Montreal – Halifax April 1, 1978 Present Ottawa–Sudbury Ottawa – Sudbury November 15, 1981 May 31, 1985 Replaced a section of the Canadian when it was rerouted through Toronto following the first cancellation of the Super ContinentalSaint-Laurent Montreal – Mont-Joli October 28, 1979 May 28, 1983 Quebec City – Mont-Joli June 1, 1985 January 14, 1990 Regina–Prince Albert Regina – Saskatoon – Prince Albert April 1, 1978 November 14, 1981 Winnipeg–Saskatoon Winnipeg – Regina – Saskatoon November 15, 1981 June 2, 1984 Replaced a section of the cancelled Super Continental. Subsumed by the Panorama Saskatoon–Edmonton Saskatoon – Edmonton November 15, 1981 June 2, 1984 Saskatoon–The Pas Saskatoon – The Pas April 1, 1978 April 26, 1980 Scotian Montreal – Campbellton – Halifax April 1, 1978 October 27, 1979 Same route as the Ocean but with more stops Senneterre–Rouyn-Noranda Senneterre – Rouyn-Noranda April 1, 1978 June 16, 1979 Lake Superior Sudbury – White River April 28, 1996 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Sudbury–White River October 29, 1978 April 27, 1996 Named as Lake Superior May 1, 2009 PresentCanadian Toronto – Sudbury – White River – Winnipeg – Regina – Calgary – Banff – VancouverOctober 29, 1978 June 16, 1979 Exchanged sleeper cars with the Super Continental at Winnipeg Montreal – Ottawa – Sudbury – White River – Winnipeg – Regina – Calgary – Banff – Vancouver June 17, 1979 October 27, 1979 Montreal – Toronto – Sudbury – White River – Winnipeg – Regina – Calgary – Banff – Vancouver November 15, 1981 May 31, 1985 Montreal – Ottawa – Sudbury – / Toronto – Sudbury – White River – Winnipeg – Regina – Calgary – Banff – Vancouver June 1, 1985 January 14, 1990 Montreal and Toronto sections, divided at Sudbury Toronto – Sudbury Junction – Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Jasper – Vancouver January 15, 1990 PresentSuper Continental Montreal – Ottawa – Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Jasper – Vancouver April 1, 1978 June 16, 1979 Exchanged sleeper cars with the Canadian at Winnipeg Toronto – Sioux Lookout – Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Jasper – Vancouver June 17, 1979 October 27, 1979 June 1, 1981 November 14, 1981 Exchanged sleeper cars with the Canadian at Winnipeg. Discontinued for the first time Toronto – Sudbury – White River – Winnipeg – Saskatoon – Edmonton – Jasper – Vancouver October 28, 1979 May 31, 1981 Combined with the Canadian between Sudbury and Winnipeg. Exchanged sleeper cars with the Canadian at Winnipeg Winnipeg – Vancouver June 1, 1985 January 14, 1990 Discontinued for the second and final time The Pas–Lynn Lake The Pas – Pukatawagan – Lynn Lake April 1, 1978 May 22, 2004 Truncated to Pukatawagan The Pas–Pukatawagan The Pas – Pukatawagan May 23, 2004 Present Runs over the Keewatin Railway Thunder Bay–Sioux Lookout Thunder Bay – Sioux Lookout April 1, 1978 May 31, 1986 Toronto–Barrie Toronto – Barrie April 1, 1978 September 3, 1982 Replaced by the Bradford line (now the Barrie line) Toronto–Stouffville Toronto – Stouffville April 1, 1978 September 3, 1982 Replaced by the Stouffville line Malahat Victoria – Courtenay October 29, 1978 April 30, 2009 Name dropped Victoria–Courtenay May 1, 2009 March 19, 2011 Winnipeg–Churchill, Hudson Bay, Northern Spirits Winnipeg – The Pas – Churchill April 1, 1978 Present

Commuter routes

Via operated some grandfathered commuter passenger routes from CN and CP from 1977 until financial constraints led to cuts in 1981. A few became provincial commuter rail lines after transfer from Canadian National Railways or Canadian Pacific Railway.

Route Original Operator Notes CN Uxbridge Subdivision (Stouffville line) CN Toronto to Stouffville service by CN from 1971 to 1977, Via until 1981 and was restored by GO Transit in 1982 Guelph Subdivision(Toronto - Stratford/Georgetown) CN Never transferred to Via in 1977 but became GO Georgetown line in 1974. Extended to Guelph 1990 to 1993 (cut back to Georgetown by provincial cuts) and extended to Kitchener (line renamed) since 2011 Barrie line CN Began by CN Toronto-Barrie from 1972 to 1977, transferred to Via 1977 and became GO line to Bradford/Newmarket only from 1982 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2008, extended to Barrie from 1990 to 1993 and since 2008 (now to Allendale) CP Havelock Subdivision (Havelock/Peterborough) CP Retained as CP freight subdivision and now used by Kawartha Lakes Railway Streetsville CP Abandoned in 1971 and partially restored as GO Milton line 1981 Lakeshore West CP Transferred from Via to STCUM in 1982 and then to AMT in 1996, now Exo Deux-Montagnes line CN Transferred from Via to STCUM in 1982 and then to AMT in 1996. Last operated by Exo. Ceased operations in 2020 and replaced in 2023 by Réseau express métropolitain (REM) light metro line. Saint-Jérôme line CP Transferred from CP to Via in 1977 but abandoned 1981. Restored by AMT in 1997, now Exo. Mont-Saint-Hilaire line CN Never transferred to Via and operated by CN until 1988 and later restored by AMT in 2000, now Exo.

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External links

Via Rail: Trains by region