Montreal's Central Station

Central Station Gare centrale  (French)
Montreal Central Station, Christmas 2016
Location	895, rue de la Gauchetière Ouest Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 4G1
Coordinates	45°29′59″N 73°34′00″W / 45.4996°N 73.5668°W / 45.4996; -73.5668Coordinates: 45°29′59″N 73°34′00″W / 45.4996°N 73.5668°W / 45.4996; -73.5668
Owned by	Cominar REIT (since 2012) Homburg Invest Inc. (2007–2012) CN (1943–2007)
Platforms	7 island platforms (in use)
Tracks	20
Connections	Bonaventure   McGill   STM transit bus service RTL and inter municipal buses
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes, paid park and ride
Bicycle facilities	Bike boxes available
Disabled access	Yes
Architect	John Schofield; concourse design by John Campbell Merrett
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: MTR IATA: YMY Via Rail: MTRL
History
Opened	1943
Rebuilt	1960s (Place Bonaventure)
Electrified	Partially, Tracks 9-12 (catenary at 25 kV AC 60 Hz)
Traffic
Passengers	593,081 (Via 2012) 75,150 (Amtrak 2016) 10,018,800 (AMT 2015)
Services
Preceding station   Via Rail   Following station Terminus Montreal–Senneterre train Sauvé toward Senneterre Montreal–Jonquière train Sauvé toward Jonquière Ocean Saint-Lambert toward Halifax Montreal–Quebec Saint-Lambert toward Quebec Ottawa–Montreal Dorval toward Fallowfield Toronto–Montreal Dorval toward Toronto Amtrak Terminus Adirondack Saint-Lambert toward New York City RTM Canora toward Deux-Montagnes Deux-Montages Terminus Terminus Mont-Saint-Hilaire Saint-Lambert toward Mont-Saint-Hilaire Canora toward Mascouche Mascouche Terminus   Proposed services   Amtrak St. Albans toward Washington, DC Vermonter Terminus

Central Station (French: Gare Centrale) is the major inter-city rail station of Montreal, Canada and a major commuter rail hub of the province of Quebec. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year.

The main concourse occupies almost the entire block bounded by De la Gauchetière Street, Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, René Lévesque Boulevard and Mansfield Street in Downtown Montreal. Its street address and principal vehicular access are on de La Gauchetière; pedestrian access is assured by numerous links through neighboring buildings. The station is adorned with art deco bas-relief friezes on its interior and exterior. The station building and associated properties are owned by Cominar REIT as of January 2012. Homburg Invest Inc. (renamed Canmarc in September 2011) was the previous owner, since November 30, 2007. Prior to that, from the station's inception in 1943, it had been owned by Canadian National Railway (CN).

Central Station is at the centre of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, the busiest inter-city rail service area in the nation (marketed as the Corridor), which extends from Windsor and Sarnia in the west, through Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, to Quebec City in the east. Inter-city trains at Central Station are operated by Via Rail and Amtrak, while commuter rail services are operated by Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM). The station is also connected to the Montreal Metro subway system.