Via Rail
Via Rail Canada Inc. (reporting mark VIA) (/ˈviːə/), operating as Via Rail or Via, is a Canadian Crown corporation that is mandated to operate intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
| 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$392.6 million (2018) |
| CA$−272.6 million (2018) | |
| Total assets | CA$1.467 billion (2018) |
| Owner | Government of Canada |
Number of employees | 3,234 (2020) |
| Website | www |
Geographic map of the Via Rail system | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Stations called at | 378 |
| 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 operates over 500 trains per week across eight Canadian provinces and 12,500 kilometres (7,800 mi) of track, 97 percent of which is owned and maintained by other railway companies, mostly by Canadian National Railway (CN). Via Rail carried approximately 4.39 million passengers in 2017, the majority along the Corridor routes connecting the major cities of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, and had an on-time performance of 73 percent. Although Via Rail was established to accommodate passenger operations from the Canadian Pacific Railway, it now mainly uses its network for tourists.