VIA Rail Announces the Final Phase of its Gradual Service Resumption Plan
Over the last couple of months, NOTO has sought answers from VIA Rail for tourism operators that depend on their rural route services to transport their guests, employees and supplies they need to operate.
In response to the pandemic, VIA Rail reduced its service to only two trains per week on rural routes (Saturday and Sunday) making it very challenging for tourism operators to adjust and continue to offer vacations when other restrictions allowed for it.
We have been pressing for a resumption of more services and this week we received a positive response. We are pleased to relay that VIA Rail has confirmed that additional services are expected to be added on the Sudbury to White River and other rural routes in April 2022 and again in June 2022.
A VIA Rail representative stated, “While employing a balanced approach, our teams evaluate VIA Rail’s overall service offering based on various factors, including the evolution of the pandemic and demand. We remain committed to the full recovery of our services throughout our network when conditions will allow it.”
For up-to-date information on current services, visit https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan-your-trip/service-status
VIA’s media release regarding service resumption is available online at:
https://media.viarail.ca/en/press-releases/2021/demand-continues-progress-rail-announces-final-phase-its-gradual-service-resumption-plan
NOTO will continue to monitor feedback from operators and support them as needed on this issue.
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