The Canadian

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The Canadian

The westbound Canadian near Jasper, Alberta
Overview
Service type	Intercity rail
Status	Active[1]
Locale	Canada
Current operator(s)	Via Rail
Former operator(s)	Canadian Pacific
Ridership	1,579 weekly (FY 2019)[2]
Annual ridership	82,135 (FY 2019)[2]
Website	Via Rail - The Canadian
Route
Termini	Toronto, Ontario Vancouver, British Columbia
Stops	65 (55 on request only)
Distance travelled	4,466 km (2,775 mi)
Average journey time	Westbound: 97 hours and 5 minutes Eastbound: 92 hours and 29 minutes
Service frequency	two trains per week in each direction off peak, one extra train per week between Edmonton and Vancouver on peak.
On-board services
Class(es)	Economy, Sleeper, Prestige[3]
Disabled access	Yes
Seating arrangements	Coach seating[3]
Sleeping arrangements	Berths, bedrooms for one, two or three[3]
Catering facilities	Dining car, Skyline Cafe, take out, in-room service (Prestige Class only), bar[4]
Observation facilities	Skyline car, park car, panoramic dome car (between Edmonton and Vancouver)
Entertainment facilities	Artists on Board Program, WiFi (coming in later 2017 in areas with cell coverage)
Baggage facilities	Checked baggage available at selected stations
Technical
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed	80 mph (130 km/h) (maximum)
Track owner(s)	Metrolinx Canadian National Canadian Pacific Kansas City BNSF[5]
Timetable number(s)	1, 2 (between Toronto and Vancouver) 3, 4 (between Edmonton and Vancouver)
Route map Legend km Corridor to Windsor 0 Toronto Corridor to Quebec City 143 Washago 241 Parry Sound 422 Sudbury Junction 444 Capreol 493 Laforest 494 McKee's Camp 521 Felix 527 Ruel 547 Westree 583 Gogama 683 Foleyet 739 Elsas 859 Oba 921 Hornepayne 989 Hillsport 1046 Caramat 1084 Longlac 1133 Nakina 1222 Auden 1265 Ferland 1273 Mud River 1314 Armstrong 1348 Collins 1401 Allanwater Bridge 1421 Flindt Landing 1440 Savant Lake 1537 Sioux Lookout 1621 Richan 1652 Red Lake Road 1682 Canyon 1720 Farlane 1735 Redditt 1758 Minaki 1780 Ottermere 1784 Malachi 1788 Copelands Landing 1796 Rice Lake Ontario Manitoba 1801 Winnitoba 1806 Ophir 1826 Brereton Lake 1854 Elma Red River 1943 Winnipeg 2032 Portage la Prairie To The Pas / Churchill 2173 Rivers Assiniboine River Manitoba Saskatchewan 2394 Melville 2602 Watrous South Saskatchewan River 2702 Saskatoon 2792 Biggar 2885 Unity Saskatchewan Alberta Battle River 3017 Wainwright 3089 Viking North Saskatchewan River 3221 Edmonton Pembina River 3331 Evansburg McLeod River 3430 Edson 3518 Hinton Athabasca River 3600 Jasper Alberta British Columbia To Prince Rupert 3721 Valemount 3814 Blue River 3923 Clearwater North Thompson River 4038 Kamloops North 4117 Ashcroft 4240 North Bend │ Boston Bar 4305 Hope 4312 Katz 4335 Agassiz 4355 Chilliwack 4380 Mission Harbour │Abbotsford Amtrak Cascades to Eugene, US 4466 Vancouver This diagram: view talk edit

The Canadian (French: Le Canadien) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail with service between Union Station in Toronto, Ontario, and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Before 1955, the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific (CP) train connecting the cities of Toronto and Chicago. Transcontinental service was provided on The Dominion.

On April 24, 1955, CP introduced its new transcontinental train between Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, the Canadian.

In 1978, Via Rail Canada acquired the service, and, on January 15, 1990, designated the Canadian as its sole transcontinental service, between Toronto and Vancouver. The new service replaced the former Super Continental CN flagship passenger service, and continues to run as of 2023 primarily over Canadian National tracks.