Kitchener Central Station

Central Station
Central Station Ion platforms
General information
LocationKitchener, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°27′12″N 80°29′58″W / 43.45333°N 80.49944°W / 43.45333; -80.49944
Owned byRegion of Waterloo
Platforms1 side platform
1 island platform
LRT: 2 side platforms
Tracks3 intercity, 2 LRT
Bus standsTBD
Connections
  •  204 iXpress  Highland-Victoria
  •  6  Bridge-Courtland
  •  7  King
  •  8  Weber
  •  20  Victoria-Frederick
  •  34  Bingemans
  •  25  Waterloo/Mississauga
  •  30  Bramalea
w:FlixBus FlixBus
Construction
AccessibleYes
History
OpenedJune 21, 2019 (2019-06-21) (LRT only)
Opening2027 (GO & Via)[1]
Services
Preceding station Grand River Transit Following station
Grand River Hospital
toward Conestoga
Ion Kitchener City Hall
One-way operation
Victoria Park
toward Fairway
Future services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Stratford
toward Sarnia
Sarnia–Toronto
Opening 2027[1]
Guelph
toward Toronto
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Terminus Kitchener
Opening 2027[1]
Guelph
Location
Map

Central Station is a light rail station in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, which is planned to be expanded into an intermodal transit terminal.[2] As of 2021, it consists of an Ion light rail stop and Grand River Transit bus stops. The site is planned to also include a train station served by Via Rail and GO Transit,[3] and an intercity bus terminal.

The station will replace the current Kitchener railway station and partially replace the Charles Street Terminal.

In the vicinity is the University of Waterloo's Health Sciences campus (including its School of Pharmacy), the One Victoria condominium development, and the Kaufman Lofts condominium (occupying the former Kaufman Footwear factory). Just north of the mainline tracks is a former industrial building, the Breithaupt Block, which currently houses offices of Google Canada.

  1. ^ a b c "Kitchener transit hub now expected to cost $130M, Phase 1 to start later this year". CBC News. 7 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Central Station Open House Panels" (PDF). Region of Waterloo. May 19, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-02-23. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. ^ "Central Station - Innovation District". About ION. GrandLinq Contractors. Archived from the original on 2016-12-23. Retrieved 2016-12-22.