February 26, 2020

UPDATE ON VIA RAIL’S SERVICES

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces that regular service between Winnipeg and The Pas will resume starting Sunday, March 1.

VIA Rail is reaching out directly to passengers with reservations to update them on the latest developments. All other passengers are encouraged to visit our website for more information.

We continue to work with the infrastructure owner, CN Rail, on making sure that normal service can resume on all other routes and that passengers can be welcomed back on board our trains as quickly as possible.

Please find below a summary of routes in service, including as of Sunday:

Overview of service resumptions*

Route Service
Toronto- London-Windsor In full service
Toronto-Sarnia In full service
Toronto-Niagara Falls In full service
Québec City-Montréal-Ottawa In full service
The Ocean (Montréal-Halifax) Full service to resume starting
Friday, February 28
Winnipeg-The Pas Full service to resume starting
Sunday, March 1

*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 26, 859 trains have been cancelled because of the blockades.
More than 143 500 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 (inclusively) :
Toronto-Ottawa Cancelled Sunday, March 1
Toronto-Montréal Cancelled Sunday, March 1
Senneterre-Jonquière Cancelled Sunday, March 1
Prince Rupert- Prince George-Jasper Cancelled Wednesday, March 4
The Canadian Cancelled Sunday, March 1

*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.