Alexandria station (Ontario)

{{Short description|Railway station in Ontario, Canada}}

{{More citations needed |date=July 2020}}

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| 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

| depth =

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| tracks = 2

| parking = 15 spaces

| bicycle =

| baggage_check =

| 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 =

| electrified =

| accessible =

| 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

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| 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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| marker-colour = #009D58

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| map_type = Canada Southern Ontario##Ontario#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Southern Ontario##Location in Ontario##Location in Canada

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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

|Via Rail

|Ottawa

|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

|Via Rail

|Ottawa

|Alexandria - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Montreal - Saint-Lambert - Drummondville - Charny - Sainte-Foy

| Quebec

| 1/day

28

|Via Rail

|Ottawa

|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

|Via Rail

|Montreal

|{{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman

|Ottawa

| 1/day

35

|Via Rail

|Quebec

|Sainte-Foy - Charny - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Alexandria - Casselman

|Ottawa

| 1/day

39

|Via Rail

|Quebec

|Sainte-Foy - Drummondville - Saint-Hyacinthe - Saint-Lambert - Montreal - {{rint|air|link=Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport}} Dorval - Coteau - Alexandria

|Ottawa

| 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

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