Template talk:VIA Canadian

Vancouver

Can someone bold "Vancouver" because it should be bolded, and I don't know how to bold it. boldblazer (talk) 06:38, 4 May 2017 (UTC)

Vancouver to Kaloomps

The Canadian runs two separate routes between Vancouver and Kaloomps and currently only the westbound stations are shown. This should be updated to reflect the eastbound stations as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 40.128.74.1 (talk) 15:46, 27 March 2018 (UTC)

Passing stops vs. full stops

Hi, I was looking at making this template more accurate by distinguishing the passing stops ("42" on the VIA timetable) vs. the full stops. However, it seems like adding the "p" modifier breaks the code at Foleyet and the eastbound-only sections between Vancouver and Kamloops North. Any ideas? Concept below. 162.208.168.92 (talk) 18:17, 20 December 2020 (UTC)

Via Rail – Canadian route
Distance Station 0 km 0 mi Toronto 143 km 89 mi Washago 241 km 150 mi Parry Sound 422 km 262 mi Sudbury Junction 444 km 276 mi Capreol 493 km 306 mi Laforest 494 km 307 mi McKee's Camp 521 km 324 mi Felix 527 km 327 mi Ruel 547 km 340 mi Westree 583 km 362 mi Gogama File:BSicon HSTACCp.svg 683 km 424 mi Foleyet 739 km 459 mi Elsas 859 km 534 mi Oba 921 km 572 mi Hornepayne 989 km 615 mi Hillsport 1046 km 650 mi Caramat 1084 km 674 mi Longlac 1133 km 704 mi Nakina 1222 km 759 mi Auden 1265 km 786 mi Ferland 1273 km 791 mi Mud River 1314 km 816 mi Armstrong 1348 km 838 mi Collins 1401 km 871 mi Allanwater Bridge 1421 km 883 mi Flindt Landing 1440 km 895 mi Savant Lake 1537 km 955 mi Sioux Lookout 1621 km 1007 mi Richan 1652 km 1027 mi Red Lake Road 1682 km 1045 mi Canyon 1720 km 1069 mi Farlane 1735 km 1078 mi Redditt 1758 km 1092 mi Minaki 1780 km 1106 mi Ottermere 1784 km 1109 mi Malachi 1788 km 1111 mi Copelands Landing 1796 km 1116 mi Rice Lake Ontario Manitoba 1801 km 1119 mi Winnitoba 1806 km 1122 mi Ophir 1826 km 1135 mi Brereton Lake 1854 km 1152 mi Elma 1943 km 1207 mi Winnipeg 2032 km 1263 mi Portage la Prairie 2173 km 1350 mi Rivers Manitoba Saskatchewan 2394 km 1488 mi Melville 2602 km 1617 mi Watrous 2702 km 1679 mi Saskatoon 2792 km 1735 mi Biggar 2885 km 1793 mi Unity Saskatchewan Alberta 3017 km 1875 mi Wainwright 3089 km 1919 mi Viking 3221 km 2001 mi Edmonton 3331 km 2070 mi Evansburg 3430 km 2131 mi Edson 3518 km 2186 mi Hinton 3600 km 2237 mi Jasper Alberta British Columbia 3721 km 2312 mi Valemount 3814 km 2370 mi Blue River 3923 km 2438 mi Clearwater 4038 km 2509 mi Kamloops North 4117 km 2558 mi Ashcroft File:BSicon pHSTg.svg 4240 km 2635 mi North Bend (Eastbound) File:BSicon pHSTg.svg 4312 km 2679 mi Katz (Eastbound) File:BSicon pHSTg.svg 4335 km 2694 mi Agassiz (Eastbound) File:BSicon pHSTg.svg 4380 km 2722 mi Mission Harbour (Eastbound) 4240 km 2635 mi Boston Bar (Westbound) 4305 km 2675 mi Hope (Westbound) 4355 km 2706 mi Chilliwack (Westbound) 4380 km 2722 mi Abbotsford (Westbound) 4466 km 2775 mi Vancouver

This is a route-map template for the Canadian, a passenger train in Canada.

• For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.
• For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
• For pictograms used, see Commons:BSicon/Catalogue.

Note: Per consensus and convention, most route-map templates are used in a single article in order to separate their complex and fragile syntax from normal article wikitext. See these discussions ^[i],[ii] for more information.

Former routing

@Cards84664: Thank you for your contributions. I must say, however, that these additions have taken an already-long template and made it even longer, to the point of it being almost unreadable. The former routing of the Canadian is already well explained in the article itself. Such templates should be short and easily read - the history lesson can be in the body of the article, wouldn't you agree? 162 etc. (talk) 16:33, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

I'd argue that we could make the template even better by hiding the sections between major stops. I've mocked it up below (not too sure why it results in the line being indented, I'm not very familiar with the markup, but you get the idea.) 162 etc. (talk) 16:56, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

I oppose such a removal due to a lack of context, as unfamiliar readers would not be aware of differences between track and service, or where the two overlap (i.e. Portage la Prairie) but I do agree that collapsible sections would be useful, and I will work on their implementation. Cards84664 05:50, 2 April 2023 (UTC)

Boldly implemented the collapsible sections. Discussion welcome. 162 etc. (talk) 20:52, 19 August 2023 (UTC)

Canadian
Corridor to Windsor 0 km 0 mi Toronto Corridor to Quebec City 143 km 89 mi Washago 241 km 150 mi Parry Sound 422 km 262 mi Sudbury Junction 444 km 276 mi Capreol 493 km 306 mi Laforest 494 km 307 mi McKee's Camp 521 km 324 mi Felix 527 km 327 mi Ruel 547 km 340 mi Westree 583 km 362 mi Gogama 683 km 424 mi Foleyet 739 km 459 mi Elsas 859 km 534 mi Oba 921 km 572 mi Hornepayne 989 km 615 mi Hillsport 1046 km 650 mi Caramat 1084 km 674 mi Longlac 1133 km 704 mi Nakina 1222 km 759 mi Auden 1265 km 786 mi Ferland 1273 km 791 mi Mud River 1314 km 816 mi Armstrong 1348 km 838 mi Collins 1401 km 871 mi Allanwater Bridge 1421 km 883 mi Flindt Landing 1440 km 895 mi Savant Lake 1537 km 955 mi Sioux Lookout 1621 km 1007 mi Richan 1652 km 1027 mi Red Lake Road 1682 km 1045 mi Canyon 1720 km 1069 mi Farlane 1735 km 1078 mi Redditt 1758 km 1092 mi Minaki 1780 km 1106 mi Ottermere 1784 km 1109 mi Malachi 1788 km 1111 mi Copelands Landing 1796 km 1116 mi Rice Lake Ontario Manitoba 1801 km 1119 mi Winnitoba 1806 km 1122 mi Ophir 1826 km 1135 mi Brereton Lake 1854 km 1152 mi Elma 1943 km 1207 mi Winnipeg Red River 2032 km 1263 mi Portage la Prairie To The Pas / Churchill 2173 km 1350 mi Rivers Assiniboine River Manitoba Saskatchewan 2394 km 1488 mi Melville 2602 km 1617 mi Watrous South Saskatchewan River 2702 km 1679 mi Saskatoon 2792 km 1735 mi Biggar 2885 km 1793 mi Unity Saskatchewan Alberta Battle River 3017 km 1875 mi Wainwright 3089 km 1919 mi Viking North Saskatchewan River 3221 km 2001 mi Edmonton Pembina River 3331 km 2070 mi Evansburg McLeod River 3430 km 2131 mi Edson 3518 km 2186 mi Hinton Athabasca River 3600 km 2237 mi Jasper Alberta British Columbia To Prince Rupert 3721 km 2312 mi Valemount 3814 km 2370 mi Blue River 3923 km 2438 mi Clearwater North Thompson River 4038 km 2509 mi Kamloops North 4117 km 2558 mi Ashcroft 4240 km 2635 mi North Bend │ Boston Bar 4305 km 2675 mi Hope 4312 km 2679 mi Katz 4335 km 2694 mi Agassiz 4355 km 2706 mi Chilliwack 4380 km 2722 mi Mission Harbour │Abbotsford Amtrak Cascades to Eugene, US 4466 km 2775 mi Vancouver