Travel Advisory - VIA Rail Operations Update: All Trains Operating Despite Winter Storm Conditions

--- High Demand For Seats Continues Throughout the Windsor to Quebec City Corridor ---

MONTRÉAL, Jan. 4, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - With a winter storm hitting the Ontario and Quebec region and forecasts of heavy snowfall mixed with freezing rain expected to continue throughout the day, impacting other modes of transportation, VIA Rail Canada advises that all trains in the Windsor – Québec City corridor region are operating normally, with minimal delays.

As the storm continues to make its presence felt, VIA expects demand for seats to continue. VIA will add capacity where possible to meet the increased demand. Passengers are therefore advised to book as early as possible and to verify departure and arrival times.

Information and reservations are available at viarail.ca or at 888 VIA-RAIL (888 842-7245), TTY 800-268-9503 (hearing impaired).

VIA sincerely regrets any inconvenience caused to its passengers by storm-related delays.

About VIA Rail Canada
As Canada's national rail passenger service, VIA Rail Canada (viarail.ca) and its 2,500 employees are mandated to provide safe, efficient and economical passenger transportation service, in both official languages of our country. VIA Rail operates intercity, regional and transcontinental trains linking 450 communities across Canada, and safely transports nearly four million passengers annually. The Corporation was awarded seven Safety Awards by the Railway Association of Canada over the last eight years, and was the recipient of the 2012 Agent's Choice Award voted by Canadian travel agents and presented by Baxter Travel Media. Since 2007, the Government of Canada has invested almost a billion dollars in VIA Rail. Read more about our transformation at www.viarail.ca/transformingVIA.

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Malcolm Andrews, Media Relations, VIA Rail Canada, 514 946-4160 | 1 877 393-8787, [email protected] | [email protected]