Via Rail
The SCV-42 vehicles tested on the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor at the Toronto Maintenance Facility in 2024. | |
| Company type | Crown corporation |
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| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | January 12, 1977 |
| Headquarters | Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people |
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| Revenue | CA$430.7 million (2023) |
| CA$−381.8 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | CA$2.868 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 3,668 (2023) |
| Subsidiaries | Alto (high-speed rail) |
| Website | www |
Geographic map of the Via Rail system | |
| Overview | |
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| Stations called at | 378 |
| Reporting mark | VIA |
| Dates of operation | 1977–present |
| Predecessor | Passenger services operated by the Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Pacific Railway, as well as other smaller companies |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge |
| Length | 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) |
Via Rail Canada Inc. (reporting mark VIA) (/ˈviːə/), operating as Via Rail or Via (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian Crown corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 trains per week across eight Canadian provinces and 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) of track, 97 percent of which is owned and maintained by other railway companies, mostly by Canadian National Railway (CN). Via Rail carried approximately 4.1 million passengers in 2023, 96 percent of which were along the Corridor routes connecting the major cities of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, and had an on-time performance of 85.4 per cent. Attracting international tourism forms an important part of Via Rail's long distance trans-continental services.