Strathroy station
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Strathroy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The former depot at the Strathroy railway station | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Strathroy-Caradoc, ON Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°57′17″N 81°37′23″W / 42.9548°N 81.6230°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Via Rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 (formerly 2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Shelter | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Strathroy station in Strathroy-Caradoc, Ontario, Canada is a flag stop station for Via Rail trains running from Toronto west to Sarnia. The station is wheelchair accessible. It has an enclosed, non heated shelter and used to be opened 1 hour before and 1 hour after trains. The station is rarely opened now due to high levels of vandalism. Two trains service Strathroy daily, VIA 84 (eastbound) at 06:59 and VIA 87 (westbound) at 21:37. Reservations are required 40 minutes in advance in order for a train to stop at this station.[1]
The International Limited was operated jointly by Via Rail and Amtrak between Chicago and Toronto. The service, which had started in 1982, was discontinued in 2004.[2]
References
- ^ "Corridor Schedule: Toronto-London-Sarnia" (PDF). VIA Rail. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ Melzer, Matt (23 April 2004). "Final Run of the Amtrak / VIA International". TrainWeb.org. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
From 1982, Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada had jointly operated the International train between Chicago and Toronto
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