Alexandria station (Ontario)
{{Short description|Railway station in Ontario, Canada}}
{{More citations needed |date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox station
| name = Alexandria
| type =
| style = Via Rail
| image = Via Corridor at Alexandria.jpg
| image_caption = A Corridor train at Alexandria in 2011.
| address = 45 McDougald Street E.
Alexandria, ON
| country = Canada
| coordinates = {{coord|45|19|05|N|74|38|23|W|region:CA-ON_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}}
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| structure = Unstaffed station
| platform = 1 side platform
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| tracks = 2
| parking = 15 spaces
| bicycle =
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| opened = 1917
| embedded={{designation list
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|designation1=HRSC
|designation1_date=1994
|designation2 = Ontario Heritage Act
|designation2_offname=VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station
|designation2_date=11 March 2008
|designation2_number = [https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=4620 4620]}}
| closed =
| rebuilt =
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| code = [http://www.viarail.ca/cgi-bin/genericXSLT?xml=ALEX.xml&xsl=en_station.xsl ALEX]
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| website = [https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/stations/ontario/alexandria Alexandria station]
| services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Via Rail
|line1=Fallowfield-Montreal|left1=Casselman|right1=Coteau
|line2=Ottawa-Québec City|left2=Casselman|right2=Coteau
}}
| other_services_header=Former services
| other_services_collapsible=yes
| other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Canadian National Railway|line=Main|left=Greenfield|right=Glen Robertson}}
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| stroke-colour = #C60C30
| stroke-width = 3
| marker = rail
| marker-colour = #009D58
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| map_locator =
| map_type = Canada Southern Ontario##Ontario#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Southern Ontario##Location in Ontario##Location in Canada
| map_dot_label = Alexandria station
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Alexandria Station is a train station in Alexandria, Ontario, Canada. Located on McDougal Street, it is an intermediate stop for all trains on the Via Rail Ottawa–Montreal line. The station is unstaffed, has a wheelchair accessible shelter and fifteen outdoor parking spaces. In 1994, it became a Designated Heritage Railway Station.{{cite web |url=https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/culture/clmhc-hsmbc/pat-her/gar-sta/on |title=The Directory of Designated Heritage Railway Stations in Ontario |publisher=Parks Canada |access-date=3 July 2020}}
Railway services
As of September 2020, Alexandria station is served by 1 domestic route (with connections) provided by Via Rail, the primary passenger rail operator in Canada. Departures have been reduced to 6 trains per day due to the coronavirus pandemic (effective September 1, 2020).{{cite web|url=https://www.viarail.ca/en/plan-your-trip/service-status|title=Up to date information on our current service| publisher=Via Rail Canada|access-date=1 September 2020}}
=Ottawa - Quebec=
class="wikitable vatop"
! Train ! Operator ! From ! Via ! To ! Freq. |
22
|Casselman - Alexandria - Coteau - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Saint-Hyacinthe - Drummondville - Sainte-Foy | Quebec | 1/day |
24
|Alexandria - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy | Quebec | 1/day |
28
|Casselman - Alexandria - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Saint-Hyacinthe - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy | Quebec | 1/day |
=Quebec / Montreal - Ottawa =
class="wikitable vatop"
! Train ! Operator ! From ! Via ! To ! Freq. |
633
|{{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman | 1/day |
35
|Sainte-Foy - Charny - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman | 1/day |
39
|Sainte-Foy - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Coteau - Alexandria | 1/day |
- No local service between Québec City, Sainte-Foy and Charny, or Saint-Lambert and Montréal.{{cite web|url=https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/media/pdfs/schedules/September-1-TEMPORARY-SCHEDULE-COVID-19.pdf|title=TEMPORARY SCHEDULE Effective September 1, 2020| publisher=Via Rail Canada|access-date=1 September 2020}}
See also
{{Portal|Railways|Ontario}}
References
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External links
- {{commonscat-inline|Alexandria Via Rail Station}}
- {{VIA Station|ALEX}}
Category:Via Rail stations in Ontario
Category:Canadian National Railway stations in Ontario
Category:Designated heritage railway stations in Ontario
Category:Buildings and structures in the United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry