{"id":913333,"date":"2026-09-28T22:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913333\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T22:38:14","slug":"via-rail-train-service-eliminated-at-mississauga-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/913333\/","title":{"rendered":"VIA Rail train service eliminated at Mississauga station"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a move intended to \u201cimprove overall travel times,\u201d VIA Rail says it\u2019s eliminating train service at a station in the north end of Mississauga starting late next month.<\/p>\n

The Crown corporation and Canada\u2019s lone national passenger train operator says effective Oct. 25, \u201cwe will no longer serve or stop\u201d at the Malton station, which is located on Derry Road East.<\/p>\n

Cutting VIA Rail train service in Malton will help \u201cimprove overall travel times,\u201d the national operator said. It added the north Mississauga station is expendable given its \u201cproximity to Toronto\u2019s Union Station and easy access to GO Transit and other local transit services.\u201d<\/p>\n

The move comes as part of VIA Rail\u2019s latest schedule review, which was announced in mid-September and initially called for all service to Guildwood station in Toronto (Scarborough) to be permanently cut as well.<\/p>\n

However, backlash from commuters and others in that part of Toronto forced VIA Rail to reconsider its decision this past Friday. As a result, the trains will continue to serve the Scarborough station \u2014 VIA\u2019s only depot in that part of Toronto \u2014 beyond Oct. 25 as the train operator launches its winter schedule.<\/p>\n

VIA Rail is also adjusting other services in its Quebec City-to-Windsor corridor as part of its schedule review, conducted twice a year.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe revised schedule will better align service with passenger demand, strengthen network resilience and support more reliable and predictable service,\u201d VIA Rail said in a September news release. \u201cOverall, the revised schedule will result in an average of one fewer daily train between Ottawa and Toronto.\u201d<\/p>\n

Saturday service on trains 68 and 69 will be replaced by new departures on trains 668 and 669, VIA Rail said.<\/p>\n

Also, Train 641 service will end, \u201cbut passengers will continue to have an early-morning option to Toronto on Train 41, which will depart Ottawa earlier at 4:56 a.m. and arrive in Toronto at 9:37 a.m.,\u201d the national passenger train operator added.<\/p>\n

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VIA Rail also said passengers with existing bookings affected by the service changes will be contacted directly and offered rebooking or a full refund at no additional cost.<\/p>\n

(Cover photo: VIA Rail X)<\/p>\n

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Some of VIA Rail\u2019s service adjustments that take effect Oct. 25. (Source: VIA Rail)<\/p>\n


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