{"id":4412,"date":"2019-04-29T13:34:44","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4412"},"modified":"2019-04-29T13:34:50","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T18:34:50","slug":"close-to-85000-travelers-took-via-rail-during-easter-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4412","title":{"rendered":"Close To 85,000 Travelers Took VIA Rail During Easter Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MONTR\u00c9AL, April 25, 2019 &#8211; VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) continued its long multiple-quarter streak of increased revenue with a solid performance over Easter weekend. Passenger revenue was up 8,8% from 2018\u2019s Easter break, giving the Corporation its best performance in 10 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the approximately 85,000 travelers who chose VIA Rail to get around, more than half boarded trains within Ontario on routes that included Ottawa \u2013 Toronto, where 10 departures are offered each day in both directions. As for interprovincial travel, 29% of passengers took the train between Ontario and Quebec, particularly on the Montr\u00e9al \u2013 Toronto and Montr\u00e9al \u2013 Ottawa segments. In six days, VIA Rail trains covered a total distance of 28 million kilometres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of the busiest segments, the most notable increases over the long weekend were between Montr\u00e9al and Qu\u00e9bec City, Ottawa and Qu\u00e9bec City, and Kitchener and Toronto, where passengers opted to take the train instead of their cars for a comfortable and worry-free springtime getaway with their friends or family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur transformation plan continues to pay off as we bring Canadians towards a more sustainable future,\u201d said Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, President and Chief Executive Officer of VIA Rail. \u201cThese results are a testament to the growing popularity of train travel and to our commitment to offering passengers a sensible, green alternative to road travel and an easy, sustainable and enjoyable travel experience. This is VIA Rail\u2019s contribution to the future of Canada and of Canadian communities. I commend the sustained efforts and the remarkable devotion of our employees, who are largely the drivers of VIA Rail\u2019s success.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VIA Rail cross-Canada routes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Most popular route: Ottawa&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;Toronto<\/li><li>Most notable ridership increases on the Qu\u00e9bec City \u2013 Windsor \ncorridor: Montr\u00e9al \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec City (up 15%), Ottawa \u2013 Qu\u00e9bec City (up \n11.6%) and Kitchener \u2013 Toronto (up 9.8%)<\/li><li>24.7% revenue and 8.9% ridership increases on non-Corridor routes \n(Toronto \u2013 Vancouver and Montr\u00e9al \u2013 Halifax long-distance trains, and \nregional routes)<\/li><li>Busiest day: Thursday, April&nbsp;18<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>About VIA Rail Canada<br>As Canada\u2019s national rail passenger service, VIA Rail (viarail.ca) and all its employees are mandated to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA Rail operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking over 400 communities across Canada and about 180 more communities through intermodal partnerships, and safely transports nearly 4.8 million passengers annually. The Corporation has been awarded five Safety Awards and three Environment Awards by the Railway Association of Canada since 2007. Visit the \u201cAbout VIA Rail\u201d section at https:\/\/www.viarail.ca\/en\/about-via-rail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3resized.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4415\" width=\"594\" height=\"259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3resized.jpg 806w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3resized-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/3resized-768x335.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VIA Rail Canada (VIA Rail) continued its long multiple-quarter streak of increased revenue with a solid performance over Easter weekend. 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