VIA Rail Enhances Services Between Ottawa & Toronto Including 5:30 am Departure From Brockville Starting May 27th

Montreal – VIA Rail Canada is enhancing services between Ottawa and Toronto with a new early-morning frequency train being introduced operating between Ottawa and Toronto Monday to Thursday and starting May 27th.

In a press release issued on Monday, VIA Rail said that the new train 641 will be leaving Ottawa at 4:19 a.m. to arrivingl in Toronto at 8:48 a.m., with stops in Smiths Falls, Brockville, Kingston, Belleville, Cobourg and Port Hope.

The new train departs from the Brockville station at 5:35 am and Smiths Falls at 5:05 am.

“In recent months, stakeholders and frequent passengers from Eastern Ontario have emphasized the significance of early-morning VIA Rail services for their communities, and we took great care to listen and act on this feedback,” said Mario Péloquin, President and Chief Executive Officer.

“This is why we are looking forward to offering this option for passengers who wish to travel to Toronto before 9 a.m., whether for business or leisure. We hope, and are confident, that they will answer the call and help us make this new frequency a success.”

VIA Rail also said that over the coming months, it will be closely monitoring the public response to this new early-morning departure and will implement adjustments as necessary, based on ridership and actual use.

In addition, train 644, which previously operated from Friday to Sunday, will now run every day, also as of May 27th, to offer passengers more midday travel options and therefore greater flexibility.

VIA Rail says that passengers can start booking their trips on these new departures as soon as April 29, 2024.