Via Rail
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 Map of the Via Rail system | |
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| Overview | |
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| Main region | Canada |
| Stations called at | 378 |
| Reporting mark | VIA |
| Dates of operation | January 12, 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) |
| Other | |
| Company | |
| Type | Crown corporation |
| Industry | Rail transport |
| Founded | January 12, 1977 |
| Headquarters | Place Ville Marie, Montreal, Quebec , Canada |
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| Revenue |  CA$430.7 million (2023) |
 CA$−381.8 million (2023) | |
| Total assets | CA$2.868 billion (2023) |
Number of employees | 3,668 (2023) |
| Subsidiaries | Alto |
| Website | www |
Via Rail Canada Inc. (/ˈviːə/; reporting mark VIA), operating as Via Rail (stylized as VIA Rail), is a Canadian federal Crown corporation that operates intercity passenger rail service in Canada.
As of December 2023, Via Rail operates 406 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 4.1 million passengers in 2023, 96 percent of which were along the Corridor routes connecting the major cities of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, and had an on-time performance of 85.4 per cent. Attracting international tourism forms an important part of Via Rail's long distance trans-continental services.