Kingston, Ontario railway station

Kingston

Location

1800 John Counter Blvd,
Kingston, ON

Coordinates

44°15′26″N 76°32′13″W / 44.25722°N 76.53694°WCoordinates: 44°15′26″N 76°32′13″W / 44.25722°N 76.53694°W

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

Connections

Kingston Transit

Coach Canada

Construction

Disabled access

Yes

History

Opened

1974

Services

Preceding station		Via Rail		Following station
Napanee toward Toronto		Toronto–Ottawa		Gananoque toward Ottawa
Napanee toward Toronto		Toronto–Montreal		Gananoque toward Montreal

The Kingston railway station is an inter-city passenger rail station in Cataraqui, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is served by Via Rail trains running from Toronto to Ottawa or Montreal, along the Corridor route. It is located on John Counter Boulevard, northeast of Princess Street and north-west of downtown Kingston.

The station is staffed, with ticket sales, baggage check, snack bar, vending machines, telephones, washrooms, and wheelchair access to the station and trains. There are two tracks, one of which is accessed through a tunnel.

Short-term and long-term parking is available on the east side of the station. The cost is $2.50 per hour for short-term parking, $9.00 for a 24-hour period and $75.00 for a monthly pass. A taxi stand is located on the north side of the station.

The Via station is also served by Kingston Transit. Public transportation throughout the day and evening is available to the bus station, Kingston Centre, Cataraqui Town Centre, King's Crossing, Queen's University, St. Lawrence College, and downtown Kingston, either directly from the station or very close by, on routes 4, 7, 16, and 18.

CN's Montréal-Toronto mainline, opened October 27, 1856, as the Grand Trunk Railway, was built in three sections: Montréal built a subdivision westward to Brockville, Toronto built eastward to Oshawa, and Kingston built both east and west to bridge the gap. A "Grand Trunk village" of buildings around the 1855 two-storey stone Outer Station (810 Montreal Street) served as a regional base of operations during the initial construction and operation of the line, even though this location was awkwardly a 3 miles (4.8 km) stagecoach ride north from downtown Kingston at the time.

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