Canadian Railroads > VIA operations at Ottawa

Do any trains run through Ottawa (Toronto to Montreal via Ottawa) or do trains turn at Ottawa. I seem to remember some trains between Montreal and Toronto being routed by Ottawa, but the current schedule shows all trains changing train numbers at Ottawa even though the schedule suggests they could be through trains.

JBWX

Some Montreal-Toronto (and vice versa) trains run though Ottawa. Look at the VIA timetables online and they are easy to spot. A direct train takes about 4 hrs 30 min. Through Ottawa the trip is more than 6 hrs.

KG

kgmontreal Wrote:
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> Some Montreal-Toronto (and vice versa) trains run
> though Ottawa. Look at the VIA timetables online
> and they are easy to spot. A direct train takes
> about 4 hrs 30 min. Through Ottawa the trip is
> more than 6 hrs.
>
> KG


I don't believe they do anymore, though they did up until relatively recently (there was a major schedule change, last spring I believe). VIA seems to have switched from running Montreal-Toronto trains through Ottawa to running many more trains from Ottawa to Quebec City (with a station stop in Montreal mid-route) and vice-versa.

For example, VIA 50 and VIA 60 are a J-train out of Toronto, leaving at 0640. In the past both would end up in Montreal (at different times) but now 50 terminates in Ottawa.

Michael

Michael, I think I know what you mean by J-train, but let me demonstrate my ignorance by asking what a J-train is.

JBWX

jbwest Wrote:
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> Michael, I think I know what you mean by J-train,
> but let me demonstrate my ignorance by asking what
> a J-train is.
>
> JBWX

J is for joined. This was 52/40 in February 2008, passing Bowmanville. The Ottawa and Montreal sections split just west of Brockville station,

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Mberry Wrote:
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> kgmontreal Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Some Montreal-Toronto (and vice versa) trains
> run
> > though Ottawa. Look at the VIA timetables
> online
> > and they are easy to spot. A direct train
> takes
> > about 4 hrs 30 min. Through Ottawa the trip is
> > more than 6 hrs.
> >
> > KG
>
>
> I don't believe they do anymore, though they did
> up until relatively recently (there was a major
> schedule change, last spring I believe). VIA seems
> to have switched from running Montreal-Toronto
> trains through Ottawa to running many more trains
> from Ottawa to Quebec City (with a station stop in
> Montreal mid-route) and vice-versa.
>
> For example, VIA 50 and VIA 60 are a J-train out
> of Toronto, leaving at 0640. In the past both
> would end up in Montreal (at different times) but
> now 50 terminates in Ottawa.
>
> Michael

There is just one more Ottawa-Quebec City/Quebec City-Ottawa trains since the last timetable change.

Thanks for the responses.

JBWX