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City Guide - Quebec City - Rail | ||
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Rail VIA Rail is Canada's national rail service provider (tel: (418) 692 3940 or (888) 842 7245; web site: www.viarail.ca). Quebec City's Gare du Palais is located northwest of Old Quebec at 450 rue de la Gare-du-Palais, adjacent to the main coach station. The château-like railway station contains restaurants, cafés and left-luggage facilities. Trains arriving from the west also stop at Ste-Foy Station, 3255 chemin de la Gare, to the southwest. Rail services: Quebec City is part of VIA Rail's Quebec City - Windsor corridor, which accounts for 85% of Canada's passenger rail traffic. Both economy and first class (VIA 1) cars are available on corridor trains, which link Quebec City with Montreal (journey time - 3 hours) to the west, from where connections to Ottawa (journey time - 2 hours) and Toronto (journey time - 4-5 hours) are possible, as well as Amtrak trains to New York City. Transport to the city: Gare du Palais is a short walk from Old Quebec. Bus 18 stops in front of the station and a taxi stand is located along the side of the station, directly opposite the exit from the platforms. |