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==Routes and connections==
{{see also|List of Via Rail routes}}
[[File:Viafrequencies.svg|thumb|A map of Via Rail routes, showing the frequency of Via trains on it]]
Via operates in the provinces of [[Alberta]], [[British Columbia]], [[Manitoba]], [[New Brunswick]], [[Nova Scotia]], [[Ontario]], [[Quebec]], and [[Saskatchewan]]. The only province or territory connected to the continental railway network and not served by Via is the [[Northwest Territories]]. [[Newfoundland and Labrador]], [[Nunavut]], [[Prince Edward Island]], and [[Yukon]] have no rail connections to the continental network and thus no Via service.

Via operates over 475 trains per week over 19 routes, marketed in four broad categories:<ref>{{cite web |title=Explore Our Train Journeys |url=https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains |publisher=Via Rail Canada |access-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-date=December 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209123649/https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''Ontario and Quebec'''/''[[Corridor (Via Rail)|Corridor]]'' service: comprising frequent regional and local trains between major cities in a band from [[Southwestern Ontario]] to [[Quebec City]]. The vast majority of Via's trains – over 400 per week – operate here. Cities served by Corridor trains include [[Windsor, Ontario|Windsor]], [[Sarnia]], [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Toronto]], [[Kingston, Ontario|Kingston]], [[Ottawa]], [[Montreal]], and Quebec City. In 2017, corridor service accounted for 95 percent of Via's ridership and 77 percent of its revenue.<ref name=Annual2017>{{cite web |title=Via Rail Annual Report 2017 |page=2 |url=https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/media/pdfs/About_VIA/our-company/annual-reports/2017/2017_Annual%20Report_EN.pdf |publisher=Via Rail Canada |access-date=August 7, 2018 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713131841/https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/media/pdfs/About_VIA/our-company/annual-reports/2017/2017_Annual%20Report_EN.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''The Maritime Way'''/''[[Ocean (train)|Ocean]]'': providing long-distance service between [[Quebec]] and the [[The Maritimes|Maritime provinces]]. In 2017, the ''Ocean'' accounted for 2 percent of Via's ridership and 3 percent of its revenue.<ref name=Annual2017 />
* '''The Great Western Way'''/''[[Canadian (train)|Canadian]]'': providing both long-distance service between [[Southern Ontario]] and [[Western Canada]], as well as essential rail services through [[Northern Ontario]]. In 2017, the ''Canadian'' accounted for 2 percent of Via's ridership and 20 percent of its revenue.<ref name=Annual2017 />
* '''Adventure Routes''': Five regional and long-distance routes that offer essential rail transportation in rural northern areas. In 2017, these routes in aggregate accounted for 1 percent of Via's ridership and revenue.<ref name=Annual2017 /> The routes included in this category are:
**[[Jasper–Prince Rupert train]] (former name: ''Skeena'') - Alberta and British Columbia
**[[Montreal–Jonquière train]] (former name: ''Saguenay'') - Quebec
**[[Montreal–Senneterre train]] (former name: ''Abitibi'') - Quebec
**[[Sudbury–White River train]] (former name: ''Lake Superior'') - Ontario
**[[Winnipeg–Churchill train]] (former name: ''Hudson Bay'') - Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Unlike Amtrak, which gives every route a specific name, most Via trains are identified only by their route number and destination. The only named Via trains are the ''Canadian'' and the ''Ocean''. The five "Adventure Routes" were previously branded as the ''Skeena'', the ''Saguenay'', the ''Abitibi'', the ''Lake Superior'', and the ''Hudson Bay'', respectively, and may still be referred to by these names in local usage.

===Track ownership===
[[File:VIA Rail Train 60 6355 (6928638070).jpg|thumb|A Via Rail train passes by a Canadian National Railway train. The majority of the track Via operates on is owned by CNR.]]
As of 2017, the mileage makeup of Via's route network by track owner/host railway was as follows:<ref name=CorpPlan>{{cite web |url=https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/media/pdfs/About_VIA/our-company/corporate-plan/CorporatePlan_2017_2021.pdf |title=Summary of the 2017 – 2021 Corporate Plan and 2017 Operating and Capital Budgets |publisher=Via Rail Canada |access-date=February 26, 2019 |archive-date=July 13, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180713133246/https://www.viarail.ca/sites/all/files/media/pdfs/About_VIA/our-company/corporate-plan/CorporatePlan_2017_2021.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>{{refn|group=note|Since the most recent corporate plan was published, the Guelph Subdivision, used by Via between Kitchener and London, has reverted to CN from the [[Goderich-Exeter Railway]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Host |first=Stephen C. |date=November 20, 2018 |title=GEXR leased segment reverts to CN |url=https://www.railwayage.com/freight/short-lines-regionals/gexr-leased-segment-reverts-to-cn/ |work=Railway Age |location=New York |access-date=March 11, 2019 |archive-date=November 20, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181120181852/https://www.railwayage.com/freight/short-lines-regionals/gexr-leased-segment-reverts-to-cn/ |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
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* 84 per cent: [[Canadian National Railway]]
* 8 per cent: [[Hudson Bay Railway (1997)|Hudson Bay Railway]]
* 4 per cent: [[Canadian Pacific Railway]]
* 3 per cent: Via Rail
* 2 per cent: [[Metrolinx]] ([[GO Transit]])
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In total, about 88 percent of Via trackage is owned by [[Class I railroad]]s, 8 percent by [[shortline railroad]]s, and 5 percent by government agencies.

===Connections===
[[File:Niagara Falls Station.jpg|thumb|The ''[[Maple Leaf (train)|Maple Leaf]]'' train outside [[Niagara Falls station (Ontario)|Niagara Falls station]]. The route is jointly operated between Via and Amtrak, providing Via riders with a connection to Amtrak stations based in [[New York (state)|New York]].]]
The ''[[Maple Leaf (Amtrak)|Maple Leaf]]'', operating between [[New York City]] and [[Toronto]] via [[Albany, New York|Albany]], [[Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], and [[Niagara Falls]], is jointly managed by Via and Amtrak. The train operates using Amtrak equipment, but on the Canadian side of the border is staffed by Via employees and operated as a typical Via train.

Two other train routes link Canada and the US: the ''[[Adirondack (Amtrak)|Adirondack]]'' (Montreal-New York) and the [[Amtrak Cascades|Amtrak ''Cascades'']] (Vancouver-[[Seattle]]-[[Portland, Oregon|Portland]]). While both of these routes share stations with Via at their Canadian termini, they are fully operated by Amtrak and single-ticket connections to Via trains are not offered.

Via also has connection agreements with several local and intercity bus operators, car-sharing services, and airlines. Passengers who are flying with some airlines can combine their air and rail trips under the same [[record locator]].<ref name=Connections>{{cite web |url=http://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/transport-services/intermodality/overview |title=Our partners |date=February 15, 2018 |access-date=April 20, 2016 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412212511/http://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-info/transport-services/intermodality/overview |url-status=live }}</ref>