VIA Rail Increases Corridor Service Levels To Over 50% Starting July 12

VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) has announced it is moving forward with its service resumption plan in the Québec City-Windsor corridor by adding, starting July 12, 63 weekly frequencies, thus bringing service levels from 38% to 54% on that route.

ROUTE
SERVICES
Toronto-Kingston-Montréal
Trains 62 and 65 – daily as of July 12
Toronto-Kingston-Ottawa
Trains 47, 52, 54 and 59 – daily as of July 12
Québec City-Montréal-Ottawa
Trains 22, 29 and 633 – daily as of July 12

 

As provincial reopening plans progress, VIA Rail also started to increase its onboard capacity in June while continuing to ensure a safe travel experience on its trains and in its stations with the various health and safety measures implemented throughout the customer journey. The Corporation nonetheless continues to limit the number of available seats and in the event of major changes related to the health crisis, VIA Rail will revise its service offering in line with the latest developments.

-via Press Release

This article was posted on: July 6, 2021