jamesontheroad
OBS Chief
Announced via e-mail this week... nothing major outside the corridor routes of Ontario Québec, apart from earlier Sunday departures for southbound services in northern Québec.
To better meet your needs, we will soon be making minor changes to some of our train schedules.
Unless otherwise specified, most of these changes are permanent and take effect on April 29, 2007.
To find out if these changes affect you, please read over the following details. Or, you can view the new schedules and compare them to previous ones.
Significant changes to Ottawa-Toronto schedules
* As of April 29, 2007, the first train (Train 43) between Ottawa-Toronto will only run Monday through Friday. Departure at 8:35 a.m. is unchanged, although arrival time in Toronto has been revised to 12:53 p.m.
* Sunday service between Ottawa and Toronto will now be provided by Train 643, which departs at 8:35 a.m. and arrives at 12:55 p.m. This train will also be making a new stop in Belleville at 11:11 a.m.
* Maintaining its 4:50 p.m. departure time, Train 47, in service Sunday through Friday, has added a stop in Oshawa at 8:22 p.m. before its arrival in Toronto at 8:57 p.m.
Toronto-Niagara Falls: New seasonal service until September 2007
For your added convenience during the busy tourist season, VIA Rail has added a new seasonal service on this route, operating between June 4 and September 2, 2007 only!
* To Niagara Falls: During the summer, Train 93 will be departing daily from Toronto at 10:00 a.m. and arrive at its destination at 11:54 a.m.
* To Toronto: Take Train 94 from Niagara Falls Mondays through Fridays at 2:15 p.m. and arrive at your destination at 4:10 p.m. Or, if you are travelling on Saturday or Sunday, opt for Train 694 instead, which departs at 5:00 p.m. and arrives in Toronto at 6:55 p.m.
Aldershot-Ottawa: Now stopping in Smiths Falls
Departing weekdays from Aldershot at 6:00 a.m., Train 40 will now be making a stop in Smiths Falls at 10:39 a.m. before arriving in Ottawa at 11:25 a.m. Similarly, the first morning train to Ottawa on Saturday, Train 640, will also be making a stop in Smiths Falls at 11:26 a.m. before arriving at its destination at 12:12 p.m.
New stops in Napanee
Effective April 29, 2007, the following three Corridor trains will be making stops in Napanee:
* Train 655 (Kingston-Toronto) will depart as usual on Saturdays at 6:50 a.m. and make a stop in Napanee by request only at 7:12 a.m. before arriving in Toronto at 9:29 a.m.
* Operating on Saturdays and Sundays only, Train 668 (Toronto-Montréal) will maintain its usual departure time of 6:35 p.m. and make a stop in Napanee at 8:48 p.m., before arriving in Montréal at 11:55 p.m.
* Departing on Saturdays and Sundays at 6:35 p.m., Train 648 (Toronto-Ottawa) will make a stop in Napanee at 8:48 p.m., before arriving at its destination at 11:25 p.m.
Toronto-Sarnia: Stopping in St. Marys by request only
Please be advised that Train 87, running daily between Toronto and Sarnia, will only make a stop at St. Marys if a traveller requests it. Its departure time of 5:40 p.m. remains unchanged, although arrival time in Sarnia has been revised to 10:07 p.m. to allow for the St. Marys stop at 8:19 p.m.
Stops in Ingersoll and Glencoe now by request only
Travellers in southwestern Ontario should also note changes to the following two routes:
* Train 71 (Oshawa-Windsor), which departs at 6:45 a.m. on weekdays, will make a stop in Ingersoll at 9:35 a.m. and a stop in Glencoe at 10:23 a.m. only if so requested by a traveller. Arrival time in Windsor has been duly put back to 11:45 a.m.
* Train 671 (Toronto-Windsor) will depart as usual on Saturdays and Sundays at 7:50 a.m. and make stops in Ingersoll (9:35 a.m.) and Glencoe (10:23 a.m.) by request only before arriving in Windsor at the revised time of 11:45 a.m.
Senneterre-Montréal: Now departing two hours earlier on Sundays
The departure time for Train 606, previously leaving Senneterre at 10:45 a.m., has been changed to 8:45 a.m. Travellers can now expect an earlier arrival time of 8:15 p.m. in Montréal.
Jonquière-Montréal: New departure time on Sundays
Operating on Sundays only, Train 602, previously leaving Jonquière at 1:10 p.m., will now depart two hours earlier at 11:10 a.m. Arrival time in Montréal has been revised to 8:15 p.m.
Track improvement programs may cause delays in southern Ontario and Québec
Due to work programs being carried out by CN on its rail infrastructure in the Québec City-Windsor corridor, passengers may expect delays to some VIA trains.
Date Route
April 29 to September 2, 2007 Québec City-Montréal
April 29 to June 30, 2007 Montréal-Kingston-Toronto-Aldershot
April 29 to June 30, 2007 Ottawa-Kingston-Toronto-Aldershot
April 29 to May 31, 2007 Toronto-Niagara Falls
For more information
For a complete list of departures, on-board services and fare plans or to purchase tickets online, visit viarail.ca. You can also buy your tickets over the phone by calling 1 888 VIA-RAIL (1 888 842-7245) or 1 800 268-9503 (hearing impaired), at any ticket counter, at a self-service ticketing kiosk in main Corridor stations, or from a travel agency.
