LONDON, ONT. --
Higher frequency passenger rail may not be limited to the Toronto-Quebec corridor.
A day after Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra announced a procurement process to provide higher-frequency VIA Rail service from eastern Ontario to Quebec City, many passengers in train-starved Southwestern Ontario felt let down again.
Hassan Khazani had to be driven from Sarnia to catch the last train departing London.
“I’m surprised we don’t have better transportation,” laments Khazani. “It has to be better.”
The mayor hints that after lengthy talks with VIA Rail and senior governments, an announcement for southwestern Ontario is coming.