CN Bala Subdivision

Bala Subdivision
CN Rail
Former CN passenger station in Parry Sound along the Bala Subdivision, now used by Via Rail.
Via Rail station in Parry Sound on the Bala Subdivision.
Overview
StatusOperational
Owner Canadian National Railway
Metrolinx
LocaleOntario, Canada
Termini
StationsOld Cummer
Langstaff
Richmond Hill
Gormley
Bloomington
Washago
Parry Sound (former CN)
Sudbury Junction
Capreol
Service
TypeHeavy rail
System Canadian National Railway
Services Richmond Hill
Canadian
Continental (former)
Super Continental (former)
Northlander (former)
Operator(s) Canadian National Railway (freight)
GO Transit (passenger)
Via Rail (passenger)
History
Opened1906 (Toronto to Parry Sound)
Technical
Line length276.1 mi (444.3 km)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge

The Canadian National Railway (CN) Bala Subdivision is a major railway line in Ontario, Canada. It runs between the provincial capital of Toronto in Southern Ontario and Capreol in Northern Ontario, where the line continues as the Ruel Subdivision. It forms part of CN's transcontinental mainline between Southern Ontario and Western Canada.

Passing to the east of Lake Simcoe, the line bypasses the cities of Barrie and Orillia, instead passing through the community of Washago. Cutting west toward Georgian Bay, it parallels the Canadian Pacific Railway's MacTier Subdivision through Parry Sound country, penetrating into the more rugged terrain of the Canadian Shield.