Answer:
Trans - Canadian Railway line is considered as the economic artery of Canada by the following reasons:
(i) Trans - Canadian railway line is about 7050 km long rail - line in Canada, runs from Halifax in the east to Vancouver on the Pacific coast passing through Montreal, Ottawa, Winnipeg and Calgary.
(ii) It was constructed in 1886, as part of an agreement to make British Columbia on the west coast join the Federation of States.
(iii) It gained economic significance because it connected the Quebec - Montreal Industrial Region with the wheat belt of Prairie Region and the Coniferous forest region in the north.
(iv) Each of these regions became complementary to the other.
(v) A loop line from Winnipeg to Thunder bay connects this rail- line with one of the important waterways of the world.
(vi) This line is the economic artery of Canada, wheat and meat are the important exports on this route.
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