Report touts benefits of moving VIA Rail route through Saskatchewan
City staff say consultations have revealed opportunities for a proposal that would see VIA Rail's station move from Saskatoon to Warman.
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City staff say consultations have revealed opportunities for a proposal that would see VIA Rail's station move from Saskatoon to Warman.
Canada's largest passenger train service and a crown corporation, Via Rail, connects the nation's major cities and is at the centre of a new proposal in Saskatoon.
The proposal would see VIA Rail no longer stop in Saskatoon, while adding stops in Yorkton, Warman, North Battleford and Lloydminster.
Four Saskatchewan mayors have asked the City of Saskatoon to join their calls for VIA Rail to divert its passenger trains to another existing train line — helping their cities get stations and stops.
The proposal would see VIA Rail no longer stop in Saskatoon, while adding stops in Yorkton, Warman, North Battleford and Lloydminster.