Schedule changes for the E&N passenger service

[CN2972South]

VIA has new schedules out for the E&N Dayliner.

Train 199 now runs Monday-Saturday leaving Victoria at 08:00 instead of 08:15, arriving in Nanaimo at 10:25, leaves Nanaimo at 10:40 and arriving in Courtenay at 12:30.

Train 198 now runs Monday-Saturday leaving Courtenay at 13:00, arriving in Nanaimo at 14:45, leaving Nanaimo at 15:00 and arriving in Victoria at 17:30.

Train 299 runs on Sunday leaving Victoria at 10:00 instead of noon. Arrives at Nanaimo at 12:25, leaving Nanaimo at 12:40 and arriving at Courtenay at 14:30.

Train 298 runs on Sunday leaving Courtenay at 15:00, arriving in Nanaimo at 16:45, leaving Nanaimo at 17:00 and arriving in Victoria at 19:30.

[Neil]

Is VIA still running that? I thought it was being transferred to a Vancouver Island non-profit society.

[CN2972South]

Well technically, The E&N Railway Co.(1998) Ltd./RailAmerica owns the railway and operates the dayliner under contract with VIA Rail. VIA supplies the equipment and takes care of ticket sales while the E&N Railway supplies the crews(conductor and engineer). The transfer of the railway to the Island Corridor Foundation has no affect on the VIA Rail operations.