MONTRÉAL-OTTAWA: FULL VIA RAIL WEEKDAY SERVICE STARTS MONDAY

MONTREAL, February 21, 2020 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is pleased to announce that full weekday service between Montréal and Ottawa will resume starting Monday, February 24.

 

Overview of service resumptions*

 

Route	Service
Toronto- London-Windsor	In full service
Toronto-Sarnia	In full service
Toronto-Niagara Falls	In full service
Montréal-Ottawa Weekdays	Full service (starting date planned Monday, February 24)
Montréal-Ottawa weekends	Full service (starting date planned Saturday, February 22)

*This information is subject to change without notice.

 

Since all other VIA Rail services remain cancelled until further notice, with the exception of Sudbury-White River (CP Rail) and Churchill-The Pas (Hudson Bay Railway), VIA Rail has cancelled all affected departures as per the table below. 

As of February 21, 691 trains have been cancelled because of the blockades. More than 123 000 passengers have been affected. 

Please note that the cancellation window of the different services is based on the minimum expected time it would take to resume the service once the line reopens. 

Accordingly, we are protecting reservations as long as possible to prevent passengers from changing their travels plans unnecessarily.

 

Overview of service cancellations*

 

Route	Service	Cancelled until
Montréal-Québec City	Cancelled	Sunday February 23
Toronto-Ottawa	Cancelled	Tuesday, February 25
Toronto-Montréal	Cancelled	Tuesday, February 25
Senneterre-Jonquière	Cancelled	Tuesday, February 25
The Ocean	Cancelled	Tuesday, February 25
Winnipeg-The Pas	Cancelled	Friday, February 28
Prince Rupert- Prince George -Jasper	Cancelled	Friday, February 28
The Canadian	Cancelled	Friday, February 28

*This information is subject to change without notice.  

All passengers are encouraged to visit our website for more information. Details on the refunding procedure are available on our website: https://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-advisory-information.  

We remain hopeful for an end to the situation as soon as possible and encourage all parties involved to continue their efforts towards a peaceful resolution. 

We thank our passengers for their continued patience and understanding.