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Charlevoix Railway, Chemin de fer Charlevoix
Reporting mark CFC
Locale Charlevoix & Capitale-Nationale regions of Quebec
Dates of operation 10 August 1889 (1889-08-10)–present
Predecessor Quebec, Montmorency and Charlevoix Railway (1881–1904)
Quebec Railway, Light and Power Company (1904–1951)
Canadian National Railway (1951–1994)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification From 1900 to 1959
Length 144 kilometres (89 mi)
Headquarters 5 rue Desbiens
Clermont, Quebec, G4A1B8
Website Train de Charlevoix

The Charlevoix Railway (French: Chemin de fer Charlevoix) (reporting mark CFC) is a short-line railway that operates in the Charlevoix region of Quebec Canada. From 1994 to 2009 it was a subsidiary of the Quebec Railway Corporation, a short line operator. Since April 2009 it has been owned by Train touristique de Charlevoix Inc., a Groupe Le Massif Inc. (owners of Le Massif) subsidiary. With a length of 144–148 kilometres (89–92 mi) it connects the city of Clermont in the Charlevoix region to a freight yard of the Canadian National Railway (CN) located in the La Cité-Limoilou borough of the city of Quebec. The railway runs along both the St. Lawrence River and the Malbaie River and consists of a single non-electrified track.

The railway carried passengers at its start in the 19th century, for much of the early part of the 20th century, and as part of a dinner train operation in the 1980s and again in the 1990s. Passenger service on a tourist train between Quebec City and La Malbaie began in September 2011. As a freight railway the main commodities transported are: clay, timber, lumber, cement, woodchips, paper, and peroxide.


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