Alexandria station (Ontario)
Alexandria station is a train station in Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. Located on McDougald Street, it is an intermediate stop for all trains on the Via Rail Ottawa–Montreal line. The station is unstaffed, has a wheelchair accessible shelter and fifteen outdoor parking spaces. In 1994, it became a Designated Heritage Railway Station.[1]
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 A Corridor train at Alexandria in 2011. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 45 McDougald Street E. Alexandria, ON Canada | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 45°19′05″N 74°38′23″W | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 15 spaces | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | ALEX | |||||||||||||||
| Website | Alexandria station | |||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1917 | |||||||||||||||
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| Designated | 1994 | |||||||||||||||
| Official name | VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station | |||||||||||||||
| Designated | 11 March 2008 | |||||||||||||||
| Reference no. | 4620 | |||||||||||||||
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Railway services
As of September 2020, Alexandria station is served by 1 domestic route (with connections) provided by Via Rail, the primary passenger rail operator in Canada. Departures have been reduced to 6 trains per day due to the coronavirus pandemic (effective September 1, 2020).[2]
Ottawa - Quebec
| Train | Operator | From | Via | To | Freq. |
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22 |
Via Rail | Ottawa | Casselman - Alexandria - Coteau -  Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Saint-Hyacinthe - Drummondville - Sainte-Foy |
Quebec | 1/day |
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24 |
Via Rail | Ottawa | Alexandria - Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy |
Quebec | 1/day |
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28 |
Via Rail | Ottawa | Casselman - Alexandria - Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Saint-Hyacinthe - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy |
Quebec | 1/day |
Quebec / Montreal - Ottawa
| Train | Operator | From | Via | To | Freq. |
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633 |
Via Rail | Montreal | Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman |
Ottawa | 1/day |
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35 |
Via Rail | Quebec | Sainte-Foy - Charny - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman |
Ottawa | 1/day |
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39 |
Via Rail | Quebec | Sainte-Foy - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - Dorval - Coteau - Alexandria |
Ottawa | 1/day |
- No local service between Québec City, Sainte-Foy and Charny, or Saint-Lambert and Montréal.[3]
References
- "The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario". Parks Canada. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- "Up to date information on our current service". Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
- "TEMPORARY SCHEDULE Effective September 1, 2020" (PDF). Via Rail Canada. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
External links
Media related to Alexandria Via Rail Station at Wikimedia Commons- Via Rail station page for Alexandria station (Ontario)
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