- Corridor (VIA)
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"Corridor" is used by VIA to refer to all VIA inter-city passenger trains which start and end within the geographic region known as the
Quebec City-Windsor Corridor . Other inter-city trains from outside the "Corridor" may have their terminus at stations in the "Corridor", such as the "Canadian" and the "Ocean", but are marketed by their respective train names and are not considered to be "Corridor" service.The "Corridor" service area has the heaviest passenger train frequency in Canada.
VIA runs a mix of local-service and express trains in the "Corridor". Prior to VIA's formation in 1978,
CN Rail operated its "Rapido" trains on the same tracks andCP Rail also offered limited service.All trains are identified by number, however in previous schedules these trains were named as well.
High speed proposal
During the 1970s and early 1980s, CN and later VIA Rail operated the
Turbo Train on existing freight rail trackage. This equipment was later replaced by the Bombardier LRC (Light, Rapid, Comfortable) train sets. Beginning in the 1980s and through the 1990s, VIA Rail, Bombardier and the provincial and federal governments studied the feasibility of establishing a dedicated high speed passenger rail network linking Quebec City-Montreal-Ottawa-Toronto-Windsor similar to the FrenchTGV as a means of reducing domestic air and highway travel between these destinations.After a hiatus of ten years, a feasibility study on launching a high-speed rail service in the Corridor will be updated at the joint cost of the federal government, Ontario and Quebec. [cite news|url=http://www.nationalpost.com/news/canada/story.html?id=228684|title=Ontario-Quebec to study rapid rail link|last=Greenaway|first=Norma|publisher="
National Post "|date=2008-01-10]Primary inter-city "Corridor" routes
*Montreal—Alexandria—Ottawa—Fallowfield
*Montreal—St. Lambert-St. Hyacinthe-Drummondville-Charny—Quebec City
*Montreal—Kingston—Toronto—Oakville—Aldershot
*Toronto—Kingston—Ottawa
*Toronto—Kitchener—London—Sarnia
*Toronto—Oakville—Aldershot—Brantford—London—Windsor
*Toronto—Oakville—Aldershot—Niagara Fallsee also
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Northeast Corridor
*Quebec City-Windsor Corridor
*High-speed rail in Canada Notes
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