Ontario

Province Details

See Wikipedia; also see Canada for information relating to the country as a whole, and the national operator VIA Rail.

Maps

Ontario province is covered the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Ontario.

Rail Operators

Regional services from Toronto to London, Windsor, and Niagara Falls are operated by VIA Rail.

GO Transit

GO Transit operates "regional" public transport services around Toronto, including passenger trains.

• Infrastructure: see national details. Electrification of parts of the GO network is planned.
• Map: System and Route Map includes schematic maps of the GO network: train + bus, and train only.
• Journey Planner: Plan Your Trip.
• Timetables: complete list. Note that many timetables are only buses, and train timetables include buses on the same route. In the timetables, train services have a shaded background; buses have a white background.
• Disruptions: Service Updates shows real-time information.

Note that parts of some GO Transit routes are also used by VIA Rail services.

UP Express

UP Express operates a dedicated airport shuttle between Toronto Union station and Pearson airport.

• Infrastructure: see national details. Electrification of parts of the GO network is planned.
• Map: included on the GO Transit maps
• Information: the website front page includes a journey planner, and frequency guide.

Ontario Northland

Ontario Northland (ON) operates rail and bus services in the north of Ontario state. The only passenger operation is the "Polar Bear Express" between Cochrane and Moosonee. It is planned to reintroduce passenger service south from Moosonee to Toronto.

• Infrastructure: see national details.
• Map: Service Map. Click "Train" to see the passenger rail route, "Freight" for the full ON rail network, and "Bus" for the extensive ON bus network.
• Timetable: see Polar Bear Express.

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Toronto

Société de transport de Montréal (STM) operates the metro network and other public transport services. The website includes a schematic metro map, and also other transit maps. See also UrbanRail.

• Gauge: rubber-tyred with standard-gauge rails
• Electrification: 750V DC third rail

Also in Montréal, the Réseau express métropolitain (REM) is under construction; this includes conversion of the former Deux Montagnes passenger line to light rail standards.

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 1500V DC overhead

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

See PSUL: World Beyond Europe entries with 'ON' numbers