Vancouver • Jasper • Toronto
Canada's Classic Train Journey
THE CANADIAN
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New departure times starting in December
New schedule for the Canadian
Beginning December 2, 2008, the Canadian will move to a new departure time. A new evening departure time from both Vancouver and Toronto will enable passengers to make connections in Toronto to/from eastern Canada, as well as provide customers with more daylight viewing through the Rockies. The cross-country journey will move from a three-day, three night trip to a three-day, four-night schedule and will also include additional time at select enroute stations where the opportunity for touring is possible, such as Winnipeg.
"The redesign of the Canadian’s schedule was undertaken with our customers in mind,” says Chief Customer Officer, Steve Del Bosco. "We want to provide the best total travel experience for our customers, from the service in our stations and on board, to the overall on-time operation of the train itself. This new schedule addresses not only the needs of our customers, but our employees and tour operators as well.”
Highlights of the redesigned schedule:
- The new schedule comes into effect December 2, 2008;
- The operating departure days from Vancouver and Toronto remain unchanged;
- Thrice weekly departures from Toronto on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday;
- Thrice weekly departures from Vancouver on Tuesday, Friday and Sunday;
- One additional night is added to the schedule in each direction, thus changing the arrival days in Toronto and Vancouver;
- The departure times at both originating terminals move to an evening departure:
- Train #1 – departs Toronto at 22:00 and arrives in Vancouver +4 at 09:42
- Train #2 – departs Vancouver at 20:30 and arrives in Toronto +4 at 09:30
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Departs |
Arrives |
Departs |
Arrives |
Toronto - 22:00 |
Winnipeg - 08:00 +2 |
Vancouver - 20:30 |
Kamloops - 06:00 +1 |
Winnipeg - 12:00 |
Saskatoon - 23:22 |
Kamloops - 06:35 |
Jasper - 16:00 |
Saskatoon - 23:47 |
Edmonton - 06:37 +1 |
Jasper - 17:30 |
Edmonton - 23:00 |
Edmonton - 07:37 |
Jasper - 13:00 |
Edmonton - 23:45 |
Saskatoon - 08:45+1 |
Jasper - 14:30 |
Kamloops - 23:09 |
Saskatoon - 09:10 |
Winnipeg - 20:30 |
Kamloops - 23:44 |
Vancouver - 09:42 +1 |
Winnipeg - 23:30 |
Toronto - 09:30 +1 |
The new schedule will mean a change in train operations for some communities. For example, in the Prairies and British Columbia (Saskatoon, Kamloops) the new eastbound operation will make daylight train travel a viable option.
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