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{{Short description|Passenger train service between Montreal and Saguenay, Quebec}}
{{Infobox rail service
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| name        = Montreal–Jonquière train
| predecessor = ''Saguenay''
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| image       = ViaRailMontrealJonquièreSenneterre.png
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| caption     = Combined map of the Montreal–Jonquière (purple) and its sister train, the Montreal–Senneterre (brown)
| type        = [[Regional rail]]
| status      = Operating
| locale      = [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
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| last        =
| operator    = [[Via Rail]]
| formeroperator= [[Canadian National Railway]]
| ridership   = 208 per week (2019)
| ridership2  = 10,985 (2019)
| start       = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]
| main stops  = 
| end         = [[Jonquière]], [[Quebec]]
| distance    = {{convert|510|km|abbr=on}}
| journeytime = 10 hours and 48 minutes to Montreal, 11 hours and 22 minutes to Jonquière
| frequency   = 3 trains per week
| trainnumber = 600, 601, 602
| class       = Economy
| access      = 
| seating     = No Reserved Economy seating
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| catering    = 
| observation = 
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| baggage     = 
| stock       = [[EMD F40PH|GMD F40PH-2D]]<br />[[Budd Company|Budd]] stainless steel cars
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| gauge       = {{RailGauge|sg}}
| el          = 
| speed       = <br />{{Convert|75|mph|abbr=on}} ({{Tooltip|top|top speed}})
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| map_state   = collapsed
| map         = {{Montreal–Jonquière train routemap}}
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The '''Montreal–Jonquière train''' (formerly the ''Saguenay'') is a [[passenger train]] operated by [[Via Rail]] between [[Montreal]] and [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]] (borough of [[Jonquière, Quebec|Jonquière]]) in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The train once operated as far as [[Chicoutimi, Quebec|Chicoutimi]].

The journey, from end to end, theoretically takes approximately 11 hours, but it is very rarely on time and can easily take up to 13 hours.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}} Many small hunting and fishing clubs operate along the route and appear as [[Request stop|optional stops]] on the timetable. It is also possible to make a reservation to get off at an unmarked spot.<ref>[http://www.viarail.ca/en/stations/stops-between-two-stations Via Rail Stops in between two stations]</ref>

The train travels three times a week. Between Montreal and Hervey-Jonction, it travels together with the ''[[Montreal–Senneterre train|Montreal–Senneterre]]'', another regional train.

==Route==
The main stops of Montreal–Jonquière train are:
*[[Montreal]] ([[Gare Centrale (Montreal)|Central Station]])
*[[Joliette]]
*[[Shawinigan]]
*[[Hervey-Jonction, Quebec|Hervey-Jonction]] (connection to the Montreal–Senneterre train)
*[[Rivière-à-Pierre railway station|Rivière-à-Pierre]]
*[[Lac-Édouard railway station|Lac-Édouard]]
*[[Chambord railway station|Chambord]]
*[[Hébertville railway station|Hébertville-Station]] (near [[Alma, Quebec|Alma]])
*[[Jonquière]] (in [[Saguenay, Quebec|Saguenay]])

[[File:VIA_Montreal-Jonquiere_and_Senneterre.svg|thumb|left|600px|{{center|VIA Montreal-Jonquiere and Senneterre}}]]
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== References ==
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==External links==
* [http://www.viarail.ca/en/trains/ontario-and-quebec/montreal-jonquiere  Via Rail Canada – Montreal–Jonquière train]

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