By Transport Action | Ontario
A train which has be conspicuously absent from the phased resumption of VIA Rail services following the pandemic is #651 from Kingston to Toronto, one of the few trains that arrives in Toronto from the east in time for the business day and serves all stops along the lakeshore. With train early #41 from Ottawa […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , National News , Ontario , Quebec
A new schedule takes effect August 30, 2021 that reinstates many train services that has been suspended due to the pandemic, but key connections still are missing in the Quebec-Windsor corridor, so Transport Action has raised these concerns with VIA Rail. There are also no increases planned in eastern and western long-distance services until at […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Ontario
Following the cancellation of Greyhound Canada services and the deregulation of intercity motorcoach services in Ontario, two companies have begun serving the Toronto-Kingston-Ottawa route. Note: The schedules and routes described below are subject to change, please check with the motorcoach operators for current routes, schedules are fares. Megabus, which operated the Toronto-Kingston-Montreal route prior […]
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By Transport Action | Intercity Rail and Bus , Ontario , Quebec
Siemens is close to delivering the first of the new VIA Rail corridor trains, ordered in December 2018, for testing, starting in late summer. A second train will follow later in the year, and testing of both new trains will take place primarily on VIA-owned track between Ottawa and Coteau. The work will continue through […]
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By Transport Action | Ontario
Following up on Connecting the Southwest: A Draft Transportation Plan for Southwestern Ontario launched in January 2020, the province of Ontario has now convened a committee of regional municipal and indigenous leaders to work on details of implementation. Establishing a Southwest Task Force was one of more than 40 recommendations set out in the draft […]
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