High-Speed Rail (HSR) - Toronto/Pearson/Kitchener/London

[tomh009]

Remember that HSR isn't only an alternative to cars, trains and buses, but also to air travel. That changes the calculus quite a bit as far as demand for a service to Montreal.

Air Canada, and to a lesser extent WestJet and Porter, provide so much service on the Montreal-Toronto corridor. I think it must be like 10 times more than what VIA Rail provides right now. I do fly that route sometimes, and would really prefer not to.

I counted 34 direct flights from YYZ and YTZ to YUL, probably 150 seats on average, so that's roughly 5000 seats of capacity per day.