High Speed Rail Project Linking Toronto and Quebec City Gets Green Light From Ottawa

Published on October 29, 2024

Ottawa will unveil plans for a high-speed train service that will connect Quebec City and Toronto in the near future, government sources say. The train will travel 300 kilometres per hour, doubling the speed of Via Rail’s current trains, and will have stops in southern Ontario and Quebec, sources told CBC Radio-Canada. The goal of the service is to cut down traffic congestion by offering drivers a quicker route to their destination, the unnamed sources said. For instance, a trip from Toronto to Montreal would be three hours, saving drivers a five-and-a-half hour journey by car. The federal government announced plans in 2021 to construct a “high-frequency” (HFR) rail corridor with stops in Toronto, Peterborough, Ottawa, Montreal, Laval, Trois-Rivières, and Quebec City. ...

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