The Deptford Lads: Canada Coast-to-Coast
Train: Halifax - Montreal "The Ocean" (Train No. 15)

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"The Ocean" is the name of ViaRail's overnight service between Halifax, Nova Scotia and Montreal, Quebec. The service runs daily, except Tuesdays, throughout the year. The detailed table below is derived from the ViaRail published timetable.
Distance     

1,346 km / 836 miles
Duration  

19 hours 55 minutes
Average speed  

68 km/hr / 42 miles/hr
Time zones  

Atlantic Time (GMT+4)
Eastern Time (GMT+5)
Stops  

27 (inc. 8 request stops)
Price  

CAD 218.5 each (inc. taxes)
"Easterly Class" Double bedroom
(inc. breakfast)

        Distance        

                                

km

   

miles

                

  Time  

  

  Speed   

      
cum. incr.   cum. incr.   R  

Prov

Zone

   Time   incr. elapsed   km/hr mi/hr  

Comment

  
0 0   0 0    

Halifax

NS

AT

 d. 13:05   0:00 0:00        

Wednesday

AT = GMT -4 
103 103   64 64    

Truro

     d. 14:30   1:25 1:25   73 45      
200 97   124 60   *

Springhill Jct.

     d. 15:55   1:25 2:50   68 43      
227 27   141 17    

Amherst

NS

   d. 16:20   0:25 3:15   65 40      
243 16   151 10    

Sackville

NB

   d. 16:37   0:17 3:32   56 35      
304 61   189 38    

Moncton

     a. 17:25   0:48 4:20   76 47      
304 0   189 0           d. 17:45   0:20 4:40            
397 93   247 58   *

Rogersville

     d. 18:42   0:57 5:37   98 61      
433 36   269 22    

Miramichi

     d. 19:20   0:38 6:15   57 35      
504 71   313 44    

Bathurst

     d. 20:16   0:56 7:11   76 47      
521 17   324 11   *

Petit Rocher

     d. 20:31   0:15 7:26   68 42      
549 28   341 17   *

Jacquet River

     d. 20:51   0:20 7:46   84 52      
574 25   357 16   *

Charlo

     d. 21:11   0:20 8:06   75 47      
605 31   376 19    

Campbellton

NB

AT

 d. 21:55   0:44 8:50   42 26    

AT = GMT -4 
624 19   388 12    

Matapédia

QC

ET

 a. 21:53   0:58 9:48   20 12    

ET = GMT -5 
624 0   388 0           d. 21:55   0:02 9:50        

Joins with "La Chaleur" from Gaspé

681 57   423 35   *

Causapscal

     d. 22:41   0:46 10:36   74 46      
703 22   437 14    

Amqui

     d. 23:01   0:20 10:56   66 41      
727 24   452 15   *

Sayabec

     d. 23:20   0:19 11:15   76 47      
774 47   481 29    

Mont-Joli

     d. 23:59   0:39 11:54   72 45      
             
803 29   499 18    

Rimouski

     d. 0:23   0:24 12:18   73 45  

Thursday

  
864 61   537 38    

Trois-Pistoles

     d. 1:06   0:43 13:01   85 53      
907 43   564 27    

Rivière-du-Loup

     d. 2:01   0:55 13:56   47 29      
975 68   606 42    

La Pocatière

     d. 2:41   0:40 14:36   102 63      
1,035 60   643 37   *

Montmagny

     d. 3:15   0:34 15:10   106 66      
1,099 64   683 40    

Charny

     d. 4:45   1:30 16:40   43 27      
1,246 147   774 91    

Drummondville

     d. 6:15   1:30 18:10   98 61      
1,292 46   803 29    

Saint-Hyacinthe

     d. 7:00   0:45 18:55   61 38      
1,339 47   832 29    

Saint-Lambert

     d. 7:42   0:42 19:37   67 42      
1,346 7   836 4    

Montréal

QC

ET

 a. 8:00   0:18 19:55   23 14    

ET = GMT -5 
             

(Central Stn./Gare Centrale)

                          
                                         
1,346     836                   19:55     68 42      
                                         

*R = stops on request


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