Alexandria station (Ontario)

Alexandria
A Corridor train at Alexandria in 2011.
General information
Location	45 McDougald Street E. Alexandria, ON Canada
Coordinates	45°19′05″N 74°38′23″W / 45.31806°N 74.63972°W / 45.31806; -74.63972
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Unstaffed station
Parking	15 spaces
Other information
Station code	ALEX
Website	Alexandria station
History
Opened	1917
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Casselman toward Ottawa or Fallowfield Ottawa–Montreal Coteau toward Montreal Casselman toward Ottawa Ottawa–Québec City Coteau toward Quebec City
Former services Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Greenfield toward Vancouver Main Line Glen Robertson toward Montreal
Heritage Railway Station (Canada)
Designated	1994
Ontario Heritage Act
Official name	VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station
Designated	11 March 2008
Reference no.	4620
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Alexandria Station is a train station in Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. Located on McDougal 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]

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.
22	Via Rail	Ottawa	Casselman - Alexandria - Coteau - Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Saint-Hyacinthe - Drummondville - Sainte-Foy	Quebec	1/day
24	Via Rail	Ottawa	Alexandria - Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy	Quebec	1/day
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.
633	Via Rail	Montreal	Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman	Ottawa	1/day
35	Via Rail	Quebec	Sainte-Foy - Charny - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman	Ottawa	1/day
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]

See also

• List of designated heritage railway stations of Canada

References

External links

• Media related to Alexandria Via Rail Station at Wikimedia Commons
• Via Rail station page for Alexandria station (Ontario)

This page was last edited on 17 October 2023, at 21:39