{"id":755537,"date":"2026-06-23T09:49:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/755537\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T09:49:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T09:49:22","slug":"agawa-canyon-to-continue-boarding-at-canal-district-station-after-deal-reached","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/755537\/","title":{"rendered":"Agawa Canyon to continue boarding at Canal District station after deal reached"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Agawa Canyon Tour Train will resume operations at the Canal District\u2019s Huron Street station when the season begins later this summer, after Watco agreed to a lease extension for 2026 <\/p>\n

When the Agawa Canyon Tour Train begins its season later this summer, it will once again board from the train station in the Canal District.<\/p>\n

The announcement follows reports that Watco, the company that owns and operates the tour train, had decided to not renew its lease at the train station, which was opened in 2021.<\/p>\n

Watco spokesperson\u00a0Cori Kallenbach\u00a0told SooToday the Agawa Canyon Tour Train will continue operating from the Huron Street station for the 2026 season after a lease extension.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re focused on delivering a smooth and enjoyable experience for all passengers and look forward to welcoming guests back this season,” said\u00a0Kallenbach in an email.<\/p>\n

Kallenbach said guests can expect the same scenic journey through the Canadian Shield, including the traditional 90\u2011minute stop in the canyon.<\/p>\n

SooToday reached out to a representative from the Canal District today, but did not receive an immediate reply.<\/p>\n

In an April 7 story, Canal District owner Tony Porco told SooToday he would prefer for the train to continue<\/a>\u00a0departing from the purpose-built station.<\/p>\n

The station officially opened in 2021<\/a>, complete with a ticket booth, restaurant and micro-brewery, an outfitter gift shop and Indigenous cultural learning spaces.<\/p>\n

The province pooled together $5 million for projects at the Canal District, including the new train station.<\/p>\n

Travis Anderson,\u00a0the city’s director of tourism and community development, said he is not familiar with the details of the new agreement, but lauded the announcement.<\/p>\n

“The Canal District is a phenomenal venue with a lot of amenities and an asset that we value\u00a0from\u00a0a tourism and also from a community perspective. Hearing that the train is\u00a0back in that location is, I think, a positive for everybody,” said Anderson.<\/p>\n

Watco was planning on moving the departure point for the train to its rail yard, which is accessible from Carmen’s Way. The company said it was planning to build a station on the property before the 2026 season begins.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Agawa Canyon Tour Train will resume operations at the Canal District\u2019s Huron Street station when the season…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":588923,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[45,49,48,269697],"class_list":["post-755537","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-tony-porcoagawa-canyon-tour-traintravis-andersonwatcoagawa-canyon-tour-train-station"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=755537"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/755537\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/588923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=755537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=755537"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=755537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}