The new early bird train is scheduled to start running May 27.

Train #641 is being introduced starting May 27th, 2024, which departs Ottawa at 4:15, Kingston at 6:15, arriving in Toronto at 8:48am, which would be useful for anyone trying to get into a Toronto downtown office at 9am.

  • n2burns@lemmy.ca
    3·
    8 months ago

    I too want HSR, but it’s unfair to compare the time of an express train to one making multiple stops.

    • dubyakay@lemmy.ca
      2·
      8 months ago

      I thought it is only making one stop in Kingston. That’s 127km for the first leg and about 260km for the second.

      • n2burns@lemmy.ca
        1·
        8 months ago

        FTA:

        The newly announced 641 train will operate from Monday to Thursday, leaving Ottawa at 4:19 a.m. and arriving in Toronto at 8:48 a.m. with a stop in Kingston scheduled at 6:18 a.m.

        and

        Stops along the new route, which starts running May 27, include Fallowfield, Smith Falls, Brockville, Belleville, Cobourg and Port Hope.