Winnipeg–Churchill train

Winnipeg–Churchill train
The Winnipeg–Churchill train at Churchill in 2024
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
StatusOperating
LocaleManitoba, Canada
Current operatorVia Rail
Former operatorCanadian National Railway
Ridership428 weekly (FY 2023)
Annual ridership22,247 (FY 2023)
WebsiteWinnipeg - Churchill
Route
TerminiWinnipeg, Manitoba; The Pas, Manitoba
Churchill, Manitoba
Distance travelled1,710 km (1,063 mi)
Average journey time44 h 55 m to Churchill, 45 h 15 m to Winnipeg
Service frequency2 trains per week
Train numbers693, 691 (northbound),
692, 690 (southbound)
On-board services
ClassesEconomy and sleeper class
Seating arrangementsCoach seat
Sleeping arrangementsSleepers (offering some "open sections")
Catering facilitiesDining car
Technical
Rolling stockF40PH locomotives
Skyline series
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)
Operating speed80 mph (128 km/h)
Track ownersCN, HBRY, KRC
Route map
1697
Churchill
1685
Tidal
1670
Digges
1659
Bylot
1646
Lamprey
1632
Chesnaye
1617
Cromarty
1603
Belcher
1588
M'Clintock
1575
Back
1562
O'Day
1548
Kellett
1540
Herchmer
1520
Silcox
1508
Thibaudeau
1492
Lawledge
1477
Weir River
1463
Charlebois
1448
Amery
1435
Bird
1414
Kettle Rapids
1401
Gillam
1390
Luke
1366
Wivenhoe
1353
Nonsuch
1337
Ilford
1310
Munk
1289
Pit Siding
1279
Boyd
1257
Arnot
1249
Wilde
1229
Bridgar
1220
Pikwitonei
1199
Sipiwesk
1149
Thompson
1086
Leven
1073
Thicket Portage
1064
Hockin
1052
La Perouse
1041
Earchman
1031
Odhill
1017
Lyddal
996
Wabowden
985
Pipun
973
Dunlop
961
Button
949
Ponton
927
Turnbull
907
Wekusko
890
Paterson
877
Dyce
864
Rawebb
850
Dering
843
Cormorant
837
Halcrow
825
Budd
811
Finger
804
Atikameg Lake
798
Orok
790
Tremaudan
777
The Pas
636
Hudson Bay
586
Reserve
549
Endeavour
520
Sturgis
484
Canora
473
Mikado
459
Veregin
446
Kamsack
412
Togo
385
Roblin
331
Grandview
315
Gilbert Plains
283
Dauphin
262
Ochre River
238
Laurier
224
McCreary
191
Glenella
169
Plumas
148
Gladstone
88
Portage la Prairie
0
Winnipeg

The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the Hudson Bay and, before that, Northern Spirits) 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 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.