VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) is pleased to announce the final phase of its gradual service resumption plan with new frequencies being added beginning in December 2021 and full operations across the country to return by the end of June 2022. As has been done for all VIA Rail services throughout the pandemic, the return to full operation will occur progressively, starting in December 2021 with the return of the second frequency of the Ocean.
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Date |
Route |
Service |
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December 2021 |
The Ocean |
Resumption of second frequency |
|
April 2022 |
Québec City-Windsor corridor |
Increase of service levels to 85% |
|
Regional routes (*) |
Resumption of second frequencies |
|
|
May 2022 |
The Canadian |
Full service |
|
June 2022 |
Québec City-Windsor corridor |
Full service |
|
The Ocean |
Full service |
|
|
Regional routes (*) |
Full service |
(*VIA Rail’s Winnipeg-Churchill route will continue to operate its full three frequencies per week as it has since the beginning of the pandemic)
VIA Rail is currently finalizing details, including access to the infrastructure, and will communicate information such as specific resumption dates as soon as it becomes available.
-via Press Release