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Campbellton–Moncton train

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Campbellton–Moncton train
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusDiscontinued
LocaleNew Brunswick, Canada
PredecessorScotian
First serviceOctober 28, 1979
Last serviceJanuary 14, 1990
Current operator(s)Via Rail
Route
TerminiCampbellton
Moncton
Stops8
Distance travelled300 km (190 mi)
Average journey time4 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number(s)617, 618
Technical
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Track owner(s)Canadian National Railway
Route map
300 km
186 mi
Campbellton
270 km
168 mi
Charlo
245 km
152 mi
Jacquet River
217 km
135 mi
Petit-Rocher
199 km
124 mi
Bathurst
128 km
80 mi
Newcastle
93 km
58 mi
Rogersville
0 km
Moncton

The Campbellton–Moncton train was a daily Canadian passenger train service operated by Via Rail between Campbellton and Moncton, New Brunswick. Intermediate stops were in Charlo, Jacquet River, Petit-Rocher, Bathurst, Newcastle, and Nouvelle-Arcadie.

The service was established in 1979 to supplement the Ocean following the cancellation of the Scotian. It was discontinued in 1990.

History

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The Canadian National Railway historically operated two daily trains between Montreal and Halifax via Mont-Joli, Campbellton, and Moncton: the Ocean and the Scotian.[1]

On October 28, 1979, the Scotian was discontinued in favor of extending the Atlantic, a former Canadian Pacific train, from Saint John to Halifax. To ensure twice-daily train service remained between Campbellton and Moncton, an unnamed round-trip bearing train numbers 617 and 618 was added on that corridor. Similarly in Quebec, the Saint-Laurent was added between Montreal and Mont-Joli.[2]

Service was discontinued on January 15, 1990, during a round of severe cuts to the Via Rail network overseen by Benoît Bouchard due to the 1989 budget.[3] Since then, the long-distance Ocean has remained the only passenger train operating between Campbellton and Moncton.

References

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  1. ^ "System Timetable". Canadian National. 25 April 1976. p. 9. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  2. ^ "System Timetable". Via Rail Canada. 28 October 1979. p. 7. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "When VIA Rail was almost cut in half". CBC Archives. CBC. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2021.