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Winnipeg–Churchill train
The Winnipeg–Churchill train at Churchill in 1997
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleManitoba, Canada
Current operator(s)Via Rail
Former operator(s)Canadian National Railway
Ridership192 weekly (FY 2019)
Annual ridership21,129 (FY 2019)
WebsiteWinnipeg - Churchill
Route
TerminiWinnipeg, Manitoba, The Pas, Manitoba
Churchill, Manitoba
Distance travelled1,710 km (1,063 mi)
Average journey time44 h 55 m to Churchill, 45 h 15 m to Winnipeg
Service frequency3 trains per week
Train number(s)693, 691 (northbound),
692, 690 (southbound)
On-board services
Class(es)Economy and sleeper class
Seating arrangementsCoach Seat
Sleeping arrangementsSleepers (offering some "open sections")
Catering facilitiesDining Car
Technical
Rolling stockStainless Steel Cars
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Operating speed80 mph (128 km/h)
Track owner(s)CN, HBRY, KRC
Route map
Legend
1697 km
1054 mi
Churchill
1685 km
1047 mi
Tidal
1670 km
1038 mi
Digges
1659 km
1031 mi
Bylot
1646 km
1023 mi
Lamprey
1632 km
1014 mi
Chesnaye
1617 km
1005 mi
Cromarty
1603 km
996 mi
Belcher
1588 km
987 mi
M'Clintock
1575 km
979 mi
Back
1562 km
971 mi
O'Day
1548 km
962 mi
Kellett
1540 km
957 mi
Herchmer
1520 km
944 mi
Silcox
1508 km
937 mi
Thibaudeau
1492 km
927 mi
Lawledge
1477 km
918 mi
Weir River
1463 km
909 mi
Charlebois
1448 km
900 mi
Amery
1435 km
892 mi
Bird
1414 km
879 mi
Kettle Rapids
1401 km
871 mi
Gillam
1390 km
864 mi
Luke
1366 km
849 mi
Wivenhoe
1353 km
841 mi
Nonsuch
1337 km
831 mi
Ilford
1310 km
814 mi
Munk
1289 km
801 mi
Pit Siding
1279 km
795 mi
Boyd
1257 km
781 mi
Arnot
1249 km
776 mi
Wilde
1229 km
764 mi
Bridgar
1220 km
758 mi
Pikwitonei
1199 km
745 mi
Sipiwesk
1149 km
714 mi
Thompson
1086 km
675 mi
Leven
1073 km
667 mi
Thicket Portage
1064 km
661 mi
Hockin
1052 km
654 mi
La Perouse
1041 km
647 mi
Earchman
1031 km
641 mi
Odhill
1017 km
632 mi
Lyddal
996 km
619 mi
Wabowden
985 km
612 mi
Pipun
973 km
605 mi
Dunlop
961 km
597 mi
Button
949 km
590 mi
Ponton
927 km
576 mi
Turnbull
907 km
564 mi
Wekusko
890 km
553 mi
Paterson
877 km
545 mi
Dyce
864 km
537 mi
Rawebb
850 km
528 mi
Dering
843 km
524 mi
Cormorant
837 km
520 mi
Halcrow
825 km
513 mi
Budd
811 km
504 mi
Finger
804 km
500 mi
Atikameg Lake
798 km
496 mi
Orok
790 km
491 mi
Tremaudan
Keewatin Railway
to Pukatawagan
777 km
483 mi
The Pas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
636 km
395 mi
Hudson Bay
586 km
364 mi
Reserve
549 km
341 mi
Endeavour
520 km
323 mi
Sturgis
484 km
301 mi
Canora
473 km
294 mi
Mikado
459 km
285 mi
Veregin
446 km
277 mi
Kamsack
412 km
256 mi
Togo
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
385 km
239 mi
Roblin
331 km
206 mi
Grandview
315 km
196 mi
Gilbert Plains
283 km
176 mi
Dauphin
262 km
163 mi
Ochre River
238 km
148 mi
Laurier
224 km
139 mi
McCreary
191 km
119 mi
Glenella
169 km
105 mi
Plumas
148 km
92 mi
Gladstone
The Canadian
to Vancouver
88 km
55 mi
Portage la Prairie
0 km Winnipeg
The Canadian
to Toronto
This diagram:

The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the Hudson Bay and, before that, Northern Spirits) is a twice weekly passenger train operated by Via Rail between Winnipeg and Churchill, Manitoba. It is the only dry-land connection between Churchill and the rest of Canada.

The service, which runs through Manitoba and Saskatchewan, travels on the Canadian National Railway line north to The Pas, where it transfers to the Hudson Bay Railway, passing through Wabowden, Manitoba, with a spur from Sipiwesk to Thompson, and Gillam on its way to the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay.

Schedule

The northbound train leaves Winnipeg at 12:05 on Tuesdays and Sundays and is scheduled to arrive in Churchill two days later at 09:00. The southbound service departs Churchill at 19:30 on Thursday and Saturday evenings and reaches Winnipeg at 16:45 two days later. An additional weekly service operates in each direction between The Pas (departure at 02:30 on Fridays) and Churchill (departure at 19:30 on Tuesdays). The trip takes approximately 45 hours each way.

History

An unnamed mixed passenger train connecting with the Winnipeg–Churchill train at The Pas previously served Lynn Lake, but this service was truncated to Pukatawagan in 2003 by the then track owners OmniTRAX citing a loss in freight traffic making the service unprofitable. Via still operates twice weekly service from The Pas to Pukatawagan on behalf of the Keewatin Railway which now owns the Sherridon Subdivision.

2017 flooding

Service between Gillam and Churchill was suspended on May 23, 2017, when flooding heavily damaged the track bed and bridges. Because supplies had to be flown in by air when train service was suspended, prices skyrocketed in Churchill.

Repairs of the track began on September 8, 2018. By October 31, 2018, the track was repaired, and passenger services resumed with train 693 on December 2.

List of stations

Name Province Coordinates
Winnipeg MB 49°53′20.000″N 97°8′3.001″W / 49.88888889°N 97.13416694°W / 49.88888889; -97.13416694 (Winnipeg)
Portage la Prairie MB 49°58′37.9″N 98°17′17.2″W / 49.977194°N 98.288111°W / 49.977194; -98.288111 (Portage la Prairie)
Gladstone MB 50°13′31.1″N 98°56′53.9″W / 50.225306°N 98.948306°W / 50.225306; -98.948306 (Gladstone)
Plumas MB 50°23′4.6″N 99°5′22.9″W / 50.384611°N 99.089694°W / 50.384611; -99.089694 (Plumas)
Glenella MB 50°33′23.8″N 99°11′46.0″W / 50.556611°N 99.196111°W / 50.556611; -99.196111 (Glenella)
McCreary MB 50°46′24.6″N 99°29′22.9″W / 50.773500°N 99.489694°W / 50.773500; -99.489694 (McCreary)
Laurier MB 50°53′17.2″N 99°33′38.9″W / 50.888111°N 99.560806°W / 50.888111; -99.560806 (Laurier)
Ochre River MB 51°3′37.1″N 99°46′47.6″W / 51.060306°N 99.779889°W / 51.060306; -99.779889 (Ochre River)
Dauphin MB 51°9′2.2″N 100°3′6.5″W / 51.150611°N 100.051806°W / 51.150611; -100.051806 (Dauphin)
Gilbert Plains MB 51°8′52.1″N 100°29′13.2″W / 51.147806°N 100.487000°W / 51.147806; -100.487000 (Gilbert Plains)
Grandview MB 51°10′17.8″N 100°41′55.7″W / 51.171611°N 100.698806°W / 51.171611; -100.698806 (Grandview)
Roblin MB 51°13′48.4″N 101°21′7.9″W / 51.230111°N 101.352194°W / 51.230111; -101.352194 (Roblin)
Togo SK 51°24′26″N 101°35′25″W / 51.40722°N 101.59028°W / 51.40722; -101.59028 (Togo)
Kamsack SK 51°33′28″N 101°54′7″W / 51.55778°N 101.90194°W / 51.55778; -101.90194 (Kamsack)
Veregin SK 51°34′41.2″N 102°4′40.4″W / 51.578111°N 102.077889°W / 51.578111; -102.077889 (Veregin)
Mikado SK 51°36′31″N 102°16′16″W / 51.60861°N 102.27111°W / 51.60861; -102.27111 (Mikado)
Canora SK 51°38′15″N 102°26′13″W / 51.63750°N 102.43694°W / 51.63750; -102.43694 (Canora)
Sturgis SK 51°56′26″N 102°32′38″W / 51.94056°N 102.54389°W / 51.94056; -102.54389 (Sturgis)
Endeavour, Saskatchewan SK 52°9′38″N 102°39′29″W / 52.16056°N 102.65806°W / 52.16056; -102.65806 (Endeavour)
Reserve SK 52°28′0″N 102°39′4″W / 52.46667°N 102.65111°W / 52.46667; -102.65111 (Reserve)
Hudson Bay SK 52°51′46.80″N 102°23′48.05″W / 52.8630000°N 102.3966806°W / 52.8630000; -102.3966806 (Hudson Bay)
The Pas MB 53°49′26.4″N 101°14′51.0″W / 53.824000°N 101.247500°W / 53.824000; -101.247500 (The Pas)
Tremaudan MB 53°54′32.0″N 101°10′16.0″W / 53.908889°N 101.171111°W / 53.908889; -101.171111 (Tremaudan)
Orok MB 53°57′28.1″N 101°3′25.9″W / 53.957806°N 101.057194°W / 53.957806; -101.057194 (Orok)
Dering MB 54°15′15.1″N 100°31′59.9″W / 54.254194°N 100.533306°W / 54.254194; -100.533306 (Dering)
Finger MB 54°0′24.8″N 100°52′26.0″W / 54.006889°N 100.873889°W / 54.006889; -100.873889 (Finger)
Budd MB 54°2′55.7″N 100°48′18.4″W / 54.048806°N 100.805111°W / 54.048806; -100.805111 (Budd)
Halcrow MB 54°10′37.9″N 100°37′28.9″W / 54.177194°N 100.624694°W / 54.177194; -100.624694 (Halcrow)
Cormorant MB 54°13′26.0″N 100°36′1.1″W / 54.223889°N 100.600306°W / 54.223889; -100.600306 (Cormorant)
Dering MB 54°15′15.1″N 100°31′59.9″W / 54.254194°N 100.533306°W / 54.254194; -100.533306 (Dering)
Rawebb MB 54°18′25.9″N 100°19′12.0″W / 54.307194°N 100.320000°W / 54.307194; -100.320000 (Rawebb)
Dyce MB 54°22′3.0″N 100°9′24.1″W / 54.367500°N 100.156694°W / 54.367500; -100.156694 (Dyce)
Paterson MB 54°25′35.0″N 99°59′43.1″W / 54.426389°N 99.995306°W / 54.426389; -99.995306 (Paterson)
Wekusko MB 54°30′11.9″N 99°45′4.0″W / 54.503306°N 99.751111°W / 54.503306; -99.751111 (Wekusko)
Turnbull MB 54°33′58.0″N 99°28′36.8″W / 54.566111°N 99.476889°W / 54.566111; -99.476889 (Turnbull)
Ponton MB 54°38′35.9″N 99°9′32.0″W / 54.643306°N 99.158889°W / 54.643306; -99.158889 (Ponton)
Button MB 54°40′44.0″N 98°59′40.9″W / 54.678889°N 98.994694°W / 54.678889; -98.994694 (Button)
Dunlop MB 54°44′39.1″N 98°51′42.8″W / 54.744194°N 98.861889°W / 54.744194; -98.861889 (Dunlop)
Pipun MB 54°50′19.0″N 98°45′13.0″W / 54.838611°N 98.753611°W / 54.838611; -98.753611 (Pipun)
Wabowden MB 54°54′32.0″N 98°37′46.9″W / 54.908889°N 98.629694°W / 54.908889; -98.629694 (Wabowden)
Lyddal MB 55°1′45.8″N 98°24′52.9″W / 55.029389°N 98.414694°W / 55.029389; -98.414694 (Lyddal)
Odhill MB 55°6′27.0″N 98°13′30.0″W / 55.107500°N 98.225000°W / 55.107500; -98.225000 (Odhill)
Earchman MB 55°9′24.1″N 98°6′31.0″W / 55.156694°N 98.108611°W / 55.156694; -98.108611 (Earchman)
La Perouse MB 56°24′34.9″N 94°31′49.1″W / 56.409694°N 94.530306°W / 56.409694; -94.530306 (La Perouse)
Hockin MB 55°16′35.0″N 97°49′50.2″W / 55.276389°N 97.830611°W / 55.276389; -97.830611 (Hockin)
Thicket Portage MB 55°19′5.2″N 97°41′12.8″W / 55.318111°N 97.686889°W / 55.318111; -97.686889 (Thicket Portage)
Leven MB 55°22′50.9″N 97°32′31.9″W / 55.380806°N 97.542194°W / 55.380806; -97.542194 (Leven)
Thompson MB 55°44′26.2″N 97°49′47.3″W / 55.740611°N 97.829806°W / 55.740611; -97.829806 (Thompson)
Sipiwesk MB 55°27′20.2″N 97°24′25.9″W / 55.455611°N 97.407194°W / 55.455611; -97.407194 (Sipiwesk)
Pikwitonei MB 55°35′16.1″N 97°9′20.2″W / 55.587806°N 97.155611°W / 55.587806; -97.155611 (Pikwitonei)
Bridgar MB 55°38′12.8″N 97°3′42.1″W / 55.636889°N 97.061694°W / 55.636889; -97.061694 (Bridgar)
Wilde MB 55°43′35.0″N 96°48′46.1″W / 55.726389°N 96.812806°W / 55.726389; -96.812806 (Wilde)
Arnot MB 55°46′1.9″N 96°41′4.9″W / 55.767194°N 96.684694°W / 55.767194; -96.684694 (Arnot)
Boyd MB 55°52′40.1″N 96°28′21.0″W / 55.877806°N 96.472500°W / 55.877806; -96.472500 (Boyd)
Pit Siding MB 55°54′33.8″N 96°19′3.0″W / 55.909389°N 96.317500°W / 55.909389; -96.317500 (Pit Siding)
Munk MB 55°58′44.0″N 95°59′34.1″W / 55.978889°N 95.992806°W / 55.978889; -95.992806 (Munk)
Ilford MB 56°3′52.9″N 95°36′24.8″W / 56.064694°N 95.606889°W / 56.064694; -95.606889 (Ilford)
Nonsuch MB 56°7′35.0″N 95°22′37.9″W / 56.126389°N 95.377194°W / 56.126389; -95.377194 (Nonsuch)
Wivenhoe MB 56°10′35.0″N 95°12′46.1″W / 56.176389°N 95.212806°W / 56.176389; -95.212806 (Wivenhoe)
Luke MB 56°17′44.9″N 94°51′16.9″W / 56.295806°N 94.854694°W / 56.295806; -94.854694 (Luke)
Gillam MB 56°20′49.9″N 94°42′28.1″W / 56.347194°N 94.707806°W / 56.347194; -94.707806 (Gillam)
Bird MB 56°30′13.0″N 94°12′38.2″W / 56.503611°N 94.210611°W / 56.503611; -94.210611 (Bird)
Amery MB 56°33′54.0″N 94°3′45.0″W / 56.565000°N 94.062500°W / 56.565000; -94.062500 (Amery)
Weir River MB 56°49′4.1″N 94°5′33.0″W / 56.817806°N 94.092500°W / 56.817806; -94.092500 (Weir River)
Thibaudeau MB 57°4′26.0″N 94°8′40.9″W / 57.073889°N 94.144694°W / 57.073889; -94.144694 (Thibaudeau)
Herchmer MB 57°22′18.8″N 94°11′13.9″W / 57.371889°N 94.187194°W / 57.371889; -94.187194 (Herchmer)
O'Day MB 57°34′39.0″N 94°12′14.0″W / 57.577500°N 94.203889°W / 57.577500; -94.203889 (O'Day)
M'Clintock MB 57°48′6.1″N 94°12′49.0″W / 57.801694°N 94.213611°W / 57.801694; -94.213611 (M'Clintock)
Tidal MB 58°39′47.2″N 94°7′13.1″W / 58.663111°N 94.120306°W / 58.663111; -94.120306 (Tidal)
Churchill MB 58°46′4.1″N 94°10′27.5″W / 58.767806°N 94.174306°W / 58.767806; -94.174306 (Churchill)
VIA Winnipeg-Churchill

References

  1. ^ "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). viarail.ca. Via Rail Canada. p. 9. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  2. ^ "VIA Rail Canada - Northern Trains". Archived from the original on 2000-10-17.
  3. "Hudson Bay Rail to end service from Lynn Lake, Man., to Pukatawagan reserve". Canadian Press. 8 December 2003.
  4. "The Adventure Routes".
  5. "Via Rail service between Churchill and Gillam suspended indefinitely due to closure of the railway infrastructure in northern Manitoba". VIA Rail Canada Inc. (Press release). CNW. 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-10.
  6. Hoye, Bryce (January 18, 2019). "Return of train to Churchill raised spirits — but mayor says fuel, food costs remain high". CBC News.
  7. "Company fixing Churchill rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
  8. "'We are free:' Churchill celebrates return of train service with prime minister". Edmonton Journal. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  9. "'It's very exciting': First rail tourists in 560 days depart for Churchill, Man". CBC News. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-05.

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