A high speed train between Toronto and Montreal could actually be a thing

A faster way to travel between Toronto and Montreal may be on the horizon. 

Two Montreal city councillors tabled a motion for the next Montreal City Council meeting on February 20, asking the federal government to opt into the High Speed Rail (HSR) project in the Quebec-Toronto corridor.

PRESS RELEASE - Two Montreal City Councillors (@CraigSauve and @SergeSasseville) Ask Council to Support a High Speed Rail (HSR) project in the Quebec City-Toronto Corridor pic.twitter.com/P1BuCLYx6p

— J.Serge Sasseville (il/lui-he/him) (@SergeSasseville) February 16, 2023

The Quebec-Toronto corridor HSR and would shorten the travel time between Toronto and Montreal to three hours.

Travel time between Quebec City and Montreal would be reduced to 1 hour and 40 minutes, and 1 hour between Montreal and Ottawa.

Is there a high-speed rail from Toronto to Montreal?

Currently, the fastest way to get from one city to the other via a train is by a VIA Rail Canada-operated train, covering a distance of 541 km (336 mi) in approximately 5 hours.

Despite the fun things to do in Toronto, everyone in Montreal knows shortening the travel time between the two cities is a win-win because Montreal is better than Toronto. 

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