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 John Richmond | British Columbia , Interurban Rail and Bus
New partnership between BC Transit, Coast Connector Bus Company, and BC Ferries aims to bring integrated public transit service to remote Sunshine Coast communities with coordinated schedules and fares, which could become a model for more collaboration between publicly-funded transit and private-sector bus companies. A few years back the CBC reached out to Canadian celebrity […]
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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 Tim Hayman | Atlantic , Intercity Rail and Bus
It’s official – the Ocean will be resuming service in August, with the first departure from Halifax on Wednesday August 11th. Service will be once per week to start with, similar to the gradual resumption of services in western Canada, with the first departure from Montreal on Sunday August 15th. The once-per-week schedule is expected […]
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