Sainte-Foy station

Coordinates: 46°45′15″N 71°17′52″W / 46.7543°N 71.2977°W / 46.7543; -71.2977
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Sainte-Foy
Via Rail (Inter-city)
Sainte-Foy railway station
General information
Location3255, chemin de la Gare
Quebec City, Quebec
G1W 3A8
Coordinates46°45′15″N 71°17′52″W / 46.7543°N 71.2977°W / 46.7543; -71.2977
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange RTC  76 
Construction
Platform levels1
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusStaffed station
History
Opened1976
ElectrifiedNo
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Drummondville
toward Montreal
Ocean Montmagny
toward Halifax
Charny
toward Ottawa
Ottawa–Québec City Quebec City
Terminus

Sainte-Foy station is a Via Rail station in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. it is located on Chemin de la Gare in the former city of Sainte-Foy. It is staffed and is wheelchair-accessible. The stations offers limited parking with three accessible spots.

It opened in 1976 as the Canadian National Railway's passenger station in the Quebec City region after downtown's Gare du Palais was closed. Canadian Pacific Railway passengers used a station in Cadorna. When Via Rail took over most passenger service in 1979, Sainte-Foy was the sole intercity rail station in the Quebec City area from 1979 to 1985, when Gare du Palais reopened.

It is served by Corridor trains coming to and from Ottawa, and is also the Quebec City area stop for the Ocean, Via's long-distance train to Atlantic Canada.

Transit connections[edit]

The station is served by Réseau de transport de la Capitale bus route 76.

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