The new early bird train is scheduled to start running May 27.
Train #641 is being introduced starting May 27th, 2024, which departs Ottawa at 4:15, Kingston at 6:15, arriving in Toronto at 8:48am, which would be useful for anyone trying to get into a Toronto downtown office at 9am.
Canadian railway is a bad joke. Stuck in the 70s. Even the US has high speed passenger lines in service, with many more planned and under construction. Morocco has a high speed rail. Romania does. Saudia Arabia!
Meanwhile this shit is the best we get. A new train from Ottawa at 4am to arrive in Toronto at 9am. A route which could be done by a HSR in about two hours.
The newly announced 641 train will operate from Monday to Thursday, leaving Ottawa at 4:19 a.m. and arriving in Toronto at 8:48 a.m. with a stop in Kingston scheduled at 6:18 a.m.
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Stops along the new route, which starts running May 27, include Fallowfield, Smith Falls, Brockville, Belleville, Cobourg and Port Hope.