VIA Rail Service has announced that due to a new blockade near St-Lambert (Québec), VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) will not resume its service between Montréal and Québec City, which was initially scheduled for Thursday February 20. All trains between Montréal and Québec City are now cancelled until Friday, February 21, end of day.
Via Rail will resume, service between Toronto–London–Windsor, Toronto–Sarnia and Toronto-Niagara on Thursday, February 20.
Overview of service resumptions |
Route | Service | Starting Date |
Toronto- London-Windsor | Full | Thursday, February 20 |
Toronto-Sarnia | Full | Thursday, February 20 |
Toronto-Niagara Falls | Full | Thursday, February 20 |
Montréal-Ottawa Weekdays | Partial Trains 22,24,26,28, 33,35,37,39 | Thursday, February 20 |
Montréal-Ottawa weekends | Full | Saturday, February 22 |
CANCELLATIONS
Since all other VIA Rail services are not operating 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.
Overview of service cancellations |
Route | Service | Cancelled until |
The Canadian | Cancelled | Wednesday, 26 February |
Prince Rupert- Prince Georges | Cancelled | Wednesday, 26 February |
Winnipeg-The Pas | Cancelled | Wednesday, 26 February |
The Ocean | Cancelled | Sunday, February 23 |
Senneterre-Jonquière | Cancelled | Sunday, February 23 |
Québec City-Windsor corridor (except Montréal-Québec) | Cancelled | Sunday, February 23 |
Montréal-Québec | Cancelled | Friday, February 21 |
Cancellations are made on a progressive basis, depending on the evolution of the situation. As soon as we confirm that a train will be cancelled, passengers on that train will be notified by email and will be automatically reimbursed. Due to the volume of transactions that we process in these exceptional circumstances, reimbursement can take a minimum of 15 days.