Strathroy station
Strathroy station is a railway station in Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, Canada. It is a stop on Via Rail's Toronto–Sarnia train route. The station is wheelchair accessible. It has an enclosed, unheated shelter and used to be opened 1 hour before and 1 hour after trains. The station is rarely opened now due to high levels of vandalism. Two trains service Strathroy daily, VIA 84 (eastbound) at 06:59 and VIA 87 (westbound) at 21:37. Reservations are required 40 minutes in advance in order for a train to stop at this station.[1]
Strathroy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() The former depot at the Strathroy railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
General information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Strathroy-Caradoc, ON Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.9548°N 81.6230°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (formerly 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Shelter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
|
The International Limited was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had started in 1982, was discontinued in 2004.[2]
See also
- Quebec City–Windsor Corridor (Via Rail) – trans-provincial passenger rail corridor which includes Strathroy
- Rail transport in Ontario
References
- "Corridor Schedule: Toronto-London-Sarnia" (PDF). VIA Rail. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- Melzer, Matt (23 April 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
External links
![]() |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Strathroy railway station. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.