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For the Vertigo comic book, see Northlanders.
Northlander
Northlander at Englehart railway stationOverview Type Inter-city rail System Ontario Northland Railway Status Operating Locale Ontario, Canada Termini Toronto Union Station
CochraneStations 14 Operation Opened 1976 Operator(s) Ontario Northland Railway Technical Track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) Standard gauge Route map Polar Bear Express 10:45 Cochrane 9:50 Matheson 9:05 Swastika 8:25 Englehart 7:55 New Liskeard 7:40 Cobalt 6:55 Temagami 5:10 North Bay 3:55 South River 3:00 Huntsville 2:25 Bracebridge 2:10 Gravenhurst 1:45 Washago VIA Rail & Amtrak 0:00 Toronto VIA Rail & Amtrak The Northlander is a Canadian passenger train operated by the Ontario Northland Railway in Ontario.
It operates 6 days per week year-round in both directions and connects Cochrane with Toronto. The train typically consists of one engine, an auxiliary power unit, two coaches and a cafeteria lounge car.
The Northlander runs on ONR tracks from Cochrane to North Bay and on CN tracks south of North Bay to Toronto.
The Northlander makes scheduled stops at the following stations:
↓↓↓↓ CITY / TOWN ↑↑↑↑ NOTES 08:40 DP Toronto (Union Station) AR 19:15 Connections to Via Rail, GO Transit & Amtrak 10:25 Washago 16:30 Connections to Via Rail 10:50 Gravenhurst 16:10 11:05 Bracebridge 15:55 11:40 Huntsville 15:30 12:35 South River 14:40 13:50 AR North Bay DP 13:35 Connections to Greyhound Canada 14:05 DP North Bay AR 13:25 15:35 Temagami 11:50 16:20 Cobalt 11:05 16:35 New Liskeard 10:50 17:05 Englehart 10:20 17:45 Swastika 09:40 18:30 Matheson 08:55 18:55 Porquis Junction 08:20 19:25 AR Cochrane DP 08:00 Connections to Polar Bear Express Former stops
- Barrie and Orillia Ontario, Service ended in 1996 when the Northlander was rerouted to the Bala subdivision when that section of the Newmarket subdivision was abandoned and torn out by the Canadian National Railway.
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Categories:- Ontario Northland Railway
- Named passenger trains of Canada
- Cochrane, Ontario
- 1976 introductions
- Canada rail transport stubs
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