The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the Hudson Bay and, before that, Northern Spirits)[2] 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 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.
Historyedit
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.[2][3][4]
2017 floodingedit
Service between Gillam and Churchill was suspended on May 23, 2017, when flooding heavily damaged the track bed and bridges.[5] Because supplies had to be flown in by air when train service was suspended, prices skyrocketed in Churchill.[6]
Repairs of the track began on September 8, 2018.[7] By October 31, 2018, the track was repaired,[8] and passenger services resumed with train 693 on December 2.[9]
^"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.
^Hoye, Bryce (January 18, 2019). "Return of train to Churchill raised spirits — but mayor says fuel, food costs remain high". CBC News.
^"Company fixing Churchill rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2018-09-11.
^"'We are free:' Churchill celebrates return of train service with prime minister". Edmonton Journal. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
^"'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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External videos
"48hrs on VIA Rail's Most Northern Train in Canada" on YouTube, DownieLive, 2020-11-28
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Winnipeg Churchill train news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2024 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Winnipeg Churchill train formerly known as the Hudson Bay and before that Northern Spirits 2 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 Winnipeg Churchill trainThe Winnipeg Churchill train at Churchill in 1997OverviewService typeInter city railStatusOperatingLocaleManitoba CanadaCurrent operator s Via RailFormer operator s Canadian National RailwayRidership192 weekly FY 2019 1 Annual ridership21 129 FY 2019 1 WebsiteWinnipeg ChurchillRouteTerminiWinnipeg Manitoba The Pas ManitobaChurchill ManitobaDistance travelled1 710 km 1 063 mi Average journey time44 h 55 m to Churchill 45 h 15 m to WinnipegService frequency3 trains per weekTrain number s 693 691 northbound 692 690 southbound On board servicesClass es Economy and sleeper classSeating arrangementsStainless Steel Coach SeatSleeping arrangementsStainless Steel SleepersCatering facilitiesStainless Steel Dining CarTechnicalRolling stockStainless Steel CarsTrack gauge1 435 mm 4 ft 8 1 2 in Operating speed80 mph 128 km h Track owner s CN HBRY KRCRoute mapLegend1697 km1054 mi Churchill1685 km1047 mi Tidal1670 km1038 mi Digges1659 km1031 mi Bylot1646 km1023 mi Lamprey1632 km1014 mi Chesnaye1617 km1005 mi Cromarty1603 km996 mi Belcher1588 km987 mi M Clintock1575 km979 mi Back1562 km971 mi O Day1548 km962 mi Kellett1540 km957 mi Herchmer1520 km944 mi Silcox1508 km937 mi Thibaudeau1492 km927 mi Lawledge1477 km918 mi Weir River1463 km909 mi Charlebois1448 km900 mi Amery1435 km892 mi Bird1414 km879 mi Kettle Rapids1401 km871 mi Gillam1390 km864 mi Luke1366 km849 mi Wivenhoe1353 km841 mi Nonsuch1337 km831 mi Ilford1310 km814 mi Munk1289 km801 mi Pit Siding1279 km795 mi Boyd1257 km781 mi Arnot1249 km776 mi Wilde1229 km764 mi Bridgar1220 km758 mi Pikwitonei1199 km745 mi Sipiwesk1149 km714 mi Thompson1086 km675 mi Leven1073 km667 mi Thicket Portage1064 km661 mi Hockin1052 km654 mi La Perouse1041 km647 mi Earchman1031 km641 mi Odhill1017 km632 mi Lyddal996 km619 mi Wabowden985 km612 mi Pipun973 km605 mi Dunlop961 km597 mi Button949 km590 mi Ponton927 km576 mi Turnbull907 km564 mi Wekusko890 km553 mi Paterson877 km545 mi Dyce864 km537 mi Rawebb850 km528 mi Dering843 km524 mi Cormorant837 km520 mi Halcrow825 km513 mi Budd811 km504 mi Finger804 km500 mi Atikameg Lake798 km496 mi Orok790 km491 mi TremaudanKeewatin Railwayto Pukatawagan777 km483 mi The PasManitobaSaskatchewan636 km395 mi Hudson Bay586 km364 mi Reserve549 km341 mi Endeavour520 km323 mi Sturgis484 km301 mi Canora473 km294 mi Mikado459 km285 mi Veregin446 km277 mi Kamsack412 km256 mi TogoSaskatchewanManitoba385 km239 mi Roblin331 km206 mi Grandview315 km196 mi Gilbert Plains283 km176 mi Dauphin262 km163 mi Ochre River238 km148 mi Laurier224 km139 mi McCreary191 km119 mi Glenella169 km105 mi Plumas148 km92 mi GladstoneThe Canadianto Vancouver88 km55 mi Portage la Prairie0 km WinnipegThe Canadianto TorontoThis diagram viewtalkeditThe 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 Contents 1 Schedule 2 History 2 1 2017 flooding 3 List of stations 4 References 5 External linksSchedule editThe 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 editAn 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 2 3 4 2017 flooding edit Service between Gillam and Churchill was suspended on May 23 2017 when flooding heavily damaged the track bed and bridges 5 Because supplies had to be flown in by air when train service was suspended prices skyrocketed in Churchill 6 Repairs of the track began on September 8 2018 7 By October 31 2018 the track was repaired 8 and passenger services resumed with train 693 on December 2 9 List of stations editName Province CoordinatesWinnipeg 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 nbsp VIA Winnipeg Churchill interactive map References edit a b Annual Report 2019 PDF viarail ca Via Rail Canada p 9 Retrieved 13 September 2020 a b VIA Rail Canada Northern Trains Archived from the original on 2000 10 17 Hudson Bay Rail to end service from Lynn Lake Man to Pukatawagan reserve Canadian Press 8 December 2003 The Adventure Routes 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 Hoye Bryce January 18 2019 Return of train to Churchill raised spirits but mayor says fuel food costs remain high CBC News Company fixing Churchill rail line says repairs will be complete in 60 days CBC News CBC Retrieved 2018 09 11 We are free Churchill celebrates return of train service with prime minister Edmonton Journal 1 November 2018 Retrieved 1 November 2018 It s very exciting First rail tourists in 560 days depart for Churchill Man CBC News 2 December 2018 Retrieved 2018 12 05 External links editMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates nbsp Media related to Winnipeg Churchill train at Wikimedia Commons Winnipeg Churchill train at Via Rail CanadaExternal videos nbsp 48hrs on VIA Rail s Most Northern Train in Canada on YouTube DownieLive 2020 11 28 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Winnipeg Churchill train amp oldid 1218372888, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
