Torontonians who rely on VIA will need to be aware of some impending scheduling changes announced this week by the railway service.
As of Monday, Jan. 14, changes include additional stops, new departure times for a number of trains in Ontario and a new mid-day service between Ottawa and Montreal.
Toronto-Ottawa schedules
* Port Hope has been added as a stop to the operation of train 648.
Toronto-Montreal schedules
* Port Hope has been added as a stop to the operation of trains 68 and 648. Train 648 departs Toronto Saturday and Sunday at 6:34 p.m. and arrives at Port Hope at 7:42 p.m.
Toronto-Windsor
* Train 75 will depart Toronto at 4:25 p.m. (25 minutes later). The later departure time will provide improved on time reliability to southwestern Ontario.
* Train 78 will depart Windsor at 6 p.m. (35 minutes later).
For more information on train schedules or to book a trip anywhere in the VIA system, customers can visit viarail.ca. Passengers also can book their tickets by calling 1 888-VIA-RAIL (1-888-842-7245), TTY 1 800 268-9503 (hearing impaired) or through their travel agent.