October 28, 2014

Travel Advisory: VIA Rail adds new frequencies between Ottawa and Toronto

Ottawa, October 28, 2014 – VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) announces that new express train departures will be offered between Ottawa and Toronto as of October 31st to respond to the increasing demand. In 2013, approximately 480,000 passengers travelled on board VIA Rail trains along the Ottawa-Toronto route, representing an increase of 39% compared to 2012. One new frequency will be added in each direction Friday through Monday.

Our schedule for the Ottawa-Toronto route:

Train	Ottawa – Toronto
#	Departure	Arrival	Days
41	5:30	10:02	Monday to Friday
641	6:40	11:04	Saturday
43	7:30	11:34	Monday to Friday
51	8:32	12:49	Monday to Friday
643	9:00	13:33	Saturday and Sunday
45	10:30	14:48	Friday to Monday	NEW!
47	12:30	17:08	Daily
55	15:09	19:33	Sunday to Friday
57	17:06	20:57	Sunday to Friday
59	18:17	22:57	Daily

Train	Toronto – Ottawa
#	Departure	Arrival	Days
50	6:40	11:12	Monday to Saturday
52	9:25	13:58	Daily
40	10:45	14:56	Friday to Monday	NEW!
42	12:20	16:12	Monday to Friday
44	14:25	19:04	Daily
46	15:30	19:51	Sunday to Friday
56	16:35	20:23	Sunday to Thursday
646	16:35	20:23	Friday
48	18:35	23:13	Monday to Saturday
648	18:35	23:14	Sunday

Train #45:

10:30    Dep Ottawa
10:48    Dep Fallowfield
12:34    Dep Kingston
14:48    Arr Toronto

Train #40:

10:45    Dep Toronto
12:51    Dep Kingston
14:39    Dep Fallowfield
14:56    Arr Ottawa

For more information, please visit viarail.ca.

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail Canada's (viarail.ca) and its 2,500 employees are mandated to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across its 12,500-kilometre route network, and safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. The Corporation was awarded seven Safety Awards by the Railway Association of Canada over the last eight years, and is recipient of the 2012 Agent's Choice Award voted by Canadian travel agents and presented by Baxter Travel Media. Since 2007, the Government of Canada has invested almost a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Follow the progress of our transformation at viarail.ca/en/about-via-rail/capital-investment.