Via Rail

Summary

Via Rail is a railway company^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (701 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Via Rail was a member of International Union of Railways^[3].
• Via Rail was a member of Railway Association of Canada^[4].
• Via Rail is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Via Rail's route map is recorded as VIANetworkMap2019.png^[6].
• Via Rail's image is recorded as VIA Rail Train London Ontario.jpg^[7].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as railway company^[8].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as national railway^[9].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as Crown corporation^[10].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as passenger rail transport^[11].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as inter-city rail^[12].
• Via Rail's instance of is recorded as public transport network^[13].
• Via Rail's coat of arms image is recorded as VIA Rail Canada Inc. Arms.svg^[14].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as The Canadian^[15].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as The Ocean^[16].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as Québec City–Windsor Corridor^[17].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as Ottawa station^[18].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as passenger rail transport^[19].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as passenger railway station^[20].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as Fallowfield railway station^[21].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as inter-city rail^[22].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as train^[23].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as railway station^[24].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as passenger railroad car^[25].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as locomotive^[26].
• Via Rail's item operated is recorded as railway network^[27].

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Founding

+1977-01-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Via Rail^[28]. Its location of formation is recorded as Montreal^[29].

Identity

Predecessors include Canadian National Railway^[30] and Canadian Pacific Railway^[31]. Via Rail's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'VIA'}^[32].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Montreal^[33], a city or town of Quebec^[34], in Canada^[35], founded in 1642^[36] and Place Ville Marie^[37], a skyscraper^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1958^[40]. Subsidiaries include Via Rail Police Service^[41], a railroad police^[42], in Canada^[43], founded in 2014^[44], headquartered in Place Ville Marie^[45] and Alto^[46], a railway company^[47], in Canada^[48], founded in 2022^[49], headquartered in Montreal^[50].

Industry

Industries include rail transport^[51] and passenger rail transport^[52].

Ownership

Via Rail's owned by is recorded as Canada^[53].

Why It Matters

Via Rail ranks in the top 1% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (701 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[54] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[55]