Strathroy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Strathroy station in November 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | Strathroy-Caradoc, ON Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°57′17″N 81°37′23″W / 42.9548°N 81.6230°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 (formerly 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Structure type | Shelter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 09:27 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]
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The International Limited was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service operated from 1982–2004.[2]
See also
[edit]- Quebec City–Windsor Corridor (Via Rail) – trans-provincial passenger rail corridor which includes Strathroy
- Rail transport in Ontario
References
[edit]- ^ "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