Major budget cuts were announced to Via Rail in the 1989 federal budget which resulted in over 50% of Via services cut on 15 January 1990. The impact on the Halifax Railway Station included cancellations of Dayliner service on the routes from Halifax to Sydney, Yarmouth, Saint John, Edmundston, and Campbellton. The "Ocean" was also cut from 7 days/week to 3 days/week, but restored to its eastern terminus at the Halifax Railway Station, and the "Atlantic" was cut from 7 days/week to 3 days/week, sharing its equipment with the "Ocean".