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Looks like we might be up to a full eight VIA trains a day again soon.

Via Rail eyeing morning train from Toronto to Waterloo Region

Via Rail is considering a morning train from Toronto to Waterloo Region, according to Yves Desjardins-Siciliano, Via's president and CEO.

The news comes after Via announced it would add a new weekday train from Stratford to Toronto leaving at 6:30 a.m. and another train departing from Toronto's Union Station at 4:30 p.m.

"Obviously one of the big issues for us here in Waterloo Region is to also see a commuter train coming in from Toronto in the mornings, and that's something we continue to advocate strongly for," said Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic. 'If you look at the numbers we have essentially about the same number of people commuting into Waterloo Region from the GTA as we do have commuting into the GTA area."

Combined with the two GO trains, KW will now have five trains a day in each direction. Still a far cry from the twenty we were supposed to have by now, but we're on our way.

Don't know if it's been asked but will the Stratford train lay over there or will it deadhead from London?

Interesting news elsewhere in the corridor; according to Blackburn News, Sarnia will be gaining a new train to Toronto via the south mainline and "two-car commuter trains running between Windsor, London and Sarnia." What do you think, RDCs coming back from the dead or new builds?