Union Station (Winnipeg)

Union Station
The main entrance to Union Station
General information
Location123 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1A3
Coordinates49°53′20″N 97°08′03″W / 49.88889°N 97.13417°W / 49.88889; -97.13417
Owned byVia Rail
Platforms3
Tracks8
ConnectionsWinnipeg Transit
Construction
Structure typeStaffed station; Beaux-Arts building
ParkingPrivately operated
AccessibleYes
ArchitectWarren and Wetmore
Other information
Station codeVia Rail: WNPG
IATA: XEF
History
Opened1911
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Portage la Prairie
toward Vancouver
The Canadian Elma
toward Toronto
Portage la Prairie
toward Churchill
Winnipeg–Churchill Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Portage la Prairie
toward Vancouver
The Canadian
before 1990
Whitemouth
toward Toronto or Montreal
Saskatoon
toward Vancouver
Super Continental Thunder Bay
toward Toronto
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Portage la Prairie
toward Vancouver
Main Line Transcona
toward Montreal
Portage la Prairie
toward Edmonton
EdmontonWinnipeg via North Battleford and Regina Terminus
Portage la Prairie North BattlefordWinnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro
St. Charles
toward Calgary
CalgaryWinnipeg
West Winnipeg Cabot Branch
Westside GypsumvilleWinnipeg
Terminus WinnipegPort Arthur St. Boniface
WinnipegVictoria Beach West Transcona
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Terminus Winnipeg – St. Paul Portage Junction
toward St. Paul
Official nameUnion Station / Winnipeg Railway Station (Canadian National)
Designated1976
Reference no.4484
Designated1989
Map

Union Station is the inter-city railway station for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It is a grand beaux-arts structure situated near The Forks in downtown Winnipeg, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976.[1] The station is also a Heritage Railway Station, so designated since 1989.[2]