Matapédia railway station
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The Matapédia railway station is located on rue MacDonnell in the village of Matapédia, Quebec
, Canada
. The station is staffed and wheelchair
-accessible.
Matapédia is the junction between two rail lines. The east-west former Intercolonial Railway mainline from Halifax to Rivière-du-Loup is joined from the east by a line running along the south coast of the Gaspé Peninsula
to the town of Gaspé
.
As a result, Matapédia is where two Via Rail routes diverge en route to their eastern termini, whereas they converge when heading westbound. The 6 day/week Halifax-Montreal Ocean
and 3 day/week Montreal – Gaspé train operate as one train between Matapédia and Montreal in the winter time when each separate train has fewer cars.
Since the 2004 introduction of Renaissance cars (the former Nightstar
trains from the UK) on the Ocean both trains operate separately between Matapédia and Montreal during the summer when each train is longer.
When operating separately, the Montreal – Gaspé train will run several minutes ahead of the Ocean toward Montreal. When combined, the trains run together as far as Matapédia before the Ocean continues to Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Montreal – Gaspé train proceeds to Gaspé.
The Canadian National Railway
station is a designated Heritage Railway Station, under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
.
Matapédia, Quebec
Matapédia is a village at the southern tip of the Gaspé peninsula, in Eastern Quebec, Canada. Matapedia is located on the 132 highway. Its name comes from a Mi'kmaq language word meaning "river junction", as the Matapédia River crosses it, at the junction of the Restigouche River...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The station is staffed and wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
-accessible.
Matapédia is the junction between two rail lines. The east-west former Intercolonial Railway mainline from Halifax to Rivière-du-Loup is joined from the east by a line running along the south coast of the Gaspé Peninsula
Gaspé Peninsula
The Gaspésie , or Gaspé Peninsula or the Gaspé, is a peninsula along the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada, extending into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
to the town of Gaspé
Gaspé, Quebec
Gaspé is a city at the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of eastern Quebec, Canada. As of the 2006 census, the city had a total population of 14,819....
.
As a result, Matapédia is where two Via Rail routes diverge en route to their eastern termini, whereas they converge when heading westbound. The 6 day/week Halifax-Montreal Ocean
Ocean (passenger train)
The Ocean is a Canadian passenger train operated by Via Rail between Montreal, Quebec and Halifax, Nova Scotia. It is currently the oldest continuously-operated named passenger train in North America. The Oceans schedule takes approximately 21 hours, running overnight in both directions...
and 3 day/week Montreal – Gaspé train operate as one train between Matapédia and Montreal in the winter time when each separate train has fewer cars.
Since the 2004 introduction of Renaissance cars (the former Nightstar
Nightstar (train)
The Nightstar was a proposed overnight sleeper service from various parts of Britain to continental Europe, via the Channel Tunnel. To run alongside the Eurostar and north of London day time Regional Eurostar services, the Nightstar was the last part in a round the clock passenger train...
trains from the UK) on the Ocean both trains operate separately between Matapédia and Montreal during the summer when each train is longer.
When operating separately, the Montreal – Gaspé train will run several minutes ahead of the Ocean toward Montreal. When combined, the trains run together as far as Matapédia before the Ocean continues to Halifax, Nova Scotia and the Montreal – Gaspé train proceeds to Gaspé.
The Canadian National Railway
Canadian National Railway
The Canadian National Railway Company is a Canadian Class I railway headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. CN's slogan is "North America's Railroad"....
station is a designated Heritage Railway Station, under the Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act
The Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act was created in 1990 in response to a long-standing and widespread concern that Canada’s heritage railway stations were not being protected enough...
.