Cornwall station explained

Cornwall
Style:Via Rail
Coordinates:45.0422°N -74.7433°W
Structure:Unstaffed station
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Website:Cornwall train station
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Embedded:
Stroke-Colour:
  1. C60C30
Stroke-Width:3
Marker:rail
Marker-Colour:
  1. 009D58
Zoom:15
Map Type:Canada Southern Ontario#Canada Ontario#Canada
Map Dot Label:Cornwall station

Cornwall railway station is located at the north end of Station Road, east of Pitt Street in the north end of the city of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada.

The station is wheelchair accessible but advance notice has to be given. In 2013, the ticket counter was replaced by a self-service kiosk.[1]

The station is served by Cornwall Transit Route 1.[2]

Railway services

As of early May 2020, Cornwall station is served by one domestic route (with connections). Departures have been reduced to one per day in either direction due to the coronavirus pandemic (effective March 31, 2020).[3]

TrainOperatorFromViaToFreq.Service
63Via Rail Dorval - Cornwall - Brockville - Gananoque - Kingston - Napanee - Belleville - Trenton Junction - Cobourg - Port Hope - Oshawa - GuildwoodToronto1/day
  • No local service between Guildwood and Toronto or Dorval and Montreal.
66Via RailTorontoGuildwood - Oshawa - Port Hope - Cobourg - Trenton Junction - Belleville -Napanee - Kingston - Gananoque - Brockville - Cornwall - Dorval1/day
  • No local service between Guildwood and Toronto or Dorval and Montreal.[4]

History

The Canadian National Railway line was relocated to a more northerly route in 1957[5] due to construction of the Saint Lawrence Seaway. The Grand Trunk Railway and station originally came to Cornwall in 1856 and the stone CNR station building in downtown was torn down in 1962.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Via Rail Automating Cornwall Ontario Station as of October 25, 2013 – City Becoming Isolated from Canada ! . July 29, 2013 . Cornwall Free News . May 14, 2014.
  2. Web site: Rail Service . Transportation Options . City of Cornwall . May 14, 2014.
  3. https://www.viarail.ca/en/travel-advisory-information Via Rail - Current advisories Updated: April 23, 2020 - 11:30AM
  4. Web site: Temporary Schedule. Via Rail Canada. 2020-04-24.
  5. Web site: Cornwall railway dates . Chris Granger . NYC Ottawa Division . 1957, May 23 - the first Canadian National train (no. 441) operated over the relocated main line between Cornwall and Cardinal. The new station, that of the post-war design with a flat roof, was at the north end of Station Road, east of Pitt Street in city's north end. . May 15, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140515032608/http://www.nyc-ottawadivision.com/cornwall-railway-dates/ . dead .