The Campbellton–Moncton train was a daily Canadian

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service operated by

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between Campbellton and

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. Intermediate stops were in Charlo,

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, Bathurst,

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, and

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. The service was established in 1979 to supplement the ''

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'' following the cancellation of the '' Scotian''. It was discontinued in 1990.

History

The

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historically operated two daily trains between

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and Halifax via

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, Campbellton, and Moncton: the ''Ocean'' and the ''Scotian''. On October 28, 1979, the ''Scotian'' was discontinued in favor of extending the ''

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'', a former

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train, from Saint John to Halifax. To ensure twice-daily train service remained between Campbellton and Moncton, an unnamed round-trip bearing train numbers 617 and 618 was added on that corridor. Similarly in

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, the '' Saint-Laurent'' was added between Montreal and Mont-Joli. Service was discontinued on January 15, 1990, during a round of severe cuts to the Via Rail network overseen by

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due to the 1989 budget. Since then, the long-distance ''Ocean'' has remained the only passenger train operating between Campbellton and Moncton.

References

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