Alto High-Speed Rail Corridor

Peterborough Must Be Part of Ontario’s High-Speed Rail Future

The planned Alto high-speed rail corridor is a once-in-a-generation infrastructure investment.

For Peterborough, a mid-sized city, this is not just about faster trains. It’s about fair access to growth, jobs, and opportunity. Connecting mid-sized cities like Peterborough to the corridor ensures that growth is distributed, not concentrated only in major urban centres. 

Peterborough is ready to be part of this network. Residents and businesses have a chance to advocate strongly for Peterborough to be included. 

Have your say: Alto public consultation

We're already part of the regional economy

  • Peterborough is located just 90 minutes from the GTA and connected by Highway 115/407. 
  • Many Peterborough Region residents already commute within the broader Greater Golden Horseshoe.

High-speed rail would strengthen this connection, making it faster and more reliable. 

Peterborough is growing

  • With fast, reliable rail, Peterborough can play a meaningful role in addressing Ontario’s housing supply and affordability challenges, without adding pressure to already constrained urban centres.

Our economy is diversifying

  • Peterborough’s regional economy supports tens of thousands of jobs across advanced manufacturing, aerospace, cleantech, tourism, and the public sector. 
  • High-speed rail would unlock new labour mobility, tourism growth, and investment attraction. 

We are a strategic mid-sized city

  • Peterborough sits at the gateway to Eastern Ontario and the Kawarthas. 
  • We are home to Trent University and Fleming College, contributing to a strong and growing talent pipeline.

Connecting mid-sized cities like Peterborough ensures that growth is distributed, not concentrated only in major urban centres. 

We need sustainable transportation solutions

Transportation is one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions in Ontario.

High-speed rail offers a low-carbon alternative to highway travel while supporting compact, transit-oriented growth.

This is the moment to speak up

If high-speed rail is truly about building a more connected, competitive, and sustainable Ontario, then Peterborough must be part of that future. 

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