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VIA Rail Canada
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- Type
- National operator — federal Crown corporation; intercity passenger operator
- Market · Region
- Canada
- Open tenders
- 0
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Carried 4.4 million passengers in 2025 with $514.8m revenue; awarded Alstom a C$4.7bn long-distance fleet order in 2026.
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Carried 4.4 million passengers in 2025 with revenue up 7.7% to $514.8m; all 32 Siemens corridor trainsets received. In September 2026 VIA awarded Alstom a C$4.7bn order for 313 Adessia long-distance, regional and remote cars, built in Québec and Ontario.
- Type
- National operator — federal Crown corporation; intercity passenger operator
- Technology areas
- Rolling-stock hardware, Predictive maintenance, Digital operations
Structure
Who holds what here
- awarded Alstom — Long-distance, regional and remote fleet — 313 Adessia cars and a 15-year technical support and spare parts supply agreement (3 September 2026) (active · since 2026-09-03)
- awarded Siemens Mobility — Corridor fleet — 32 Venture trainsets (all received by end-2025) (active)
- Contract detail and values (2)over $1bn · $25–100mIn the Canada edition See a fully open example
Sources for these relationships (5)
- ● Alstom · Press release — contract to renew VIA Rail Canada's long-distance fleet (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Canada Infrastructure Bank · High Frequency Rail — C$55m for planning and pre-procurement with VIA (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● Transport Canada · Rail transportation (federally regulated railways under the Railway Safety Act) (checked 2026-09-06)
- ● VIA Rail Canada (news release via CNW) · VIA Rail delivers stable ridership and revenue growth amid operational challenges (published 2026-05-06 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ○ Wikipedia · Via Rail — federal Crown corporation, Government of Canada sole shareholder (checked 2026-09-06)
Tenders
| Tender | Status | Value band | Next key date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VIA Rail 313 Alstom Adessia cars, 15-year support | Awarded | over $1bn | Published September 2026 |
| VIA Rail corridor fleet Siemens trainsets | Awarded | value not published in the release |
Withheld in the free surface
- Procurement structure
- Award history (2)
- Entry path
- Portals (4)
- Published contacts (2)
Full detail withheld: 5 fields. In the Canada edition · See a fully open example
3 sources · all primary
- ● VIA Rail Canada (news release via CNW) · VIA Rail delivers stable ridership and revenue growth amid operational challenges (published 2026-05-06 · checked 2026-09-05)
- ● VIA Rail Canada · Achats et ventes (appels d'offres sur MERX, formulaire fournisseur) (published 2026 · checked 2026-09-12)
- ● Alstom · Press release — contract to renew VIA Rail Canada's long-distance fleet (published 2026-09 · checked 2026-09-06)
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