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 by the SPV "North America Railroad Atlas" volume Ontario.

Rail Operators

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

Metrolinx is the province's transport planning authority for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area, with an extensive range of transit development projects under way.

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.
• 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, which has no road access. It is planned to reintroduce a passenger service between Toronto and Cochrane and/or Timmins, which lost its passenger service in 1990.

• 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.

Agawa Canyon Railroad

The Agawa Canyon Tour Train provides a tourist service on the former Algoma Central line in western Ontario, between Sault Ste. Marie and Agawa Canyon (milepost 114 on the line).

Tourist Lines

See Wikipedia

Metro and light rail systems

Toronto

Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) operates the metro ("Subway") and light rail ("streetcar") networks, and other public transport services. The routes and schedules page provides various system maps, and schedule information for all routes. See also UrbanRail.

Infrastructure

• Gauge: 1495mm (4' 10⅞"). The Scarborough RT (Subway line 3) was standard gauge, but was shut down during 2023 for replacement by a conventional Subway extension.
• Electrification: 750V DC - third rail on Subway, overhead on streetcar network

Several Subway and light rail lines are under construction.

Mississauga

The Hurontario LRT line is under construction, on a new route: Port Credit (GO) - Cooksville (GO) - Mississauga City Centre - Brampton Gateway. See UrbanRail.

Ottawa

OC Transpo operates several rail lines:

• Line 1 / Confederation Line: light rail - standard gauge, 1500V DC overhead electrification
• Line 2 / Trillium Line: heavy rail - standard gauge, no electrification (regulated as a mainline railway)

See also UrbanRail.

Waterloo Region

Grand River Transit operates ION Light Rail in the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener. See also UrbanRail.

Infrastructure

• Gauge: standard
• Electrification: 750V DC overhead

Obscure and Sparse Passenger Services

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