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| Company type | Crown corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | January 12, 1977 |
| Headquarters | Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec , Canada |
Area served | Canada |
Key people | Françoise Bertrand (Chairman), Mario Peloquin (CEO) |
| Revenue |  CA$430.7 million (2023)[1] |
 CA$−381.8 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | CA$2.868 billion (2023) |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
Number of employees | 3,668 (2023) |
| Website | www |
 Geographic map of the Via Rail system | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Stations called at | 378[2] |
| 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 is mandated to operate 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 per cent 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 per cent 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.[1] Attracting international tourism forms an important part of Via Rail's long distance trans-continental services.[3][4]
- ^ a b "Annual Report 2023" (PDF). Via Rail Canada. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Sustainable Mobility Report 2018 (PDF) (Report). Via Rail Canada. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 26, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
- ^ "Canada's Pacific railway: an iron spine for a paper nation". Engelsberg ideas. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
- ^ Via Rail 2022 Annual Report (PDF) (Report). Via Rail Canada. p. 8. Retrieved April 24, 2024.