{
  "id": 8149025,
  "title": "‘Ludicrous’: VIA Rail stopping service at Guildwood, Malton stations",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/ludicrous-via-rail-stopping-service-at-guildwood-malton-stations",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-18T02:10:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/09/17/ludicrous-via-rail-stopping-service-at-guildwood-malton-stations/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "VIA Rail has announced it will stop stopping at Guildwood and Malton stations, starting next month. The company claims this decision will improve travel times. However, locals in Scarborough disagree, stating they will face significant inconveniences. Travelers will now need to reach Union Station or Oshawa before connecting with VIA service. A subway rider told CityNews, \"I’m very surprised and very inconvenienced. It’s extremely frustrating. This is my route of travel. Well, it obviously won’t be anymore.\" The announcement, buried in a schedule adjustments memo on VIA's website, has caught many riders off guard. The changes are set to take effect on October 25. A Scarborough-Guildwood councillor, who is contesting re-election, expressed his dissatisfaction, stating, \"I’m not happy at all. I put a social media blast out yesterday and I’m already getting emails from residents. When your options for VIA service are either Union station or Oshawa, and you’re in Scarborough, that is not an option.\" VIA Rail argues that passengers can use GO trains instead, but this solution is criticized as \"ludicrous\" by one commuter. The railway stated, \"VIA Rail will no longer serve Guildwood and Malton to improve overall travel times, given their proximity to Toronto Union Station and easy access to GO Transit and other local transit services.\" VIA also outlined additional changes between Toronto and Ottawa, which will result in an average reduction of one daily train.",
  "summary": "VIA Rail trains will no longer stop at Guildwood and Malton stations starting next month, with the Crown corporation saying the elimination will improve travel times. But passengers in Scarborough say it will do the exact opposite for them. They’ll now have to travel to either Union Station or Oshawa, to connect with VIA service. […]",
  "key_points": [
    "VIA Rail will discontinue service at Guildwood and Malton stations starting October 25.",
    "Locals in Scarborough express inconvenience and frustration with the decision."
  ],
  "editors_take": "VIA Rail's decision to stop serving Guildwood and Malton stations shifts the burden to passengers to seek alternative routes, sparking frustration among locals who rely on the current service.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}