Montreal Central Station

Montreal Central Station

Gare centrale de Montréal
Montreal Central Station, Christmas 2016
General information
Location895 De la Gauchetière Street West
Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates45°29′59″N 73°34′00″W / 45.4996°N 73.5668°W / 45.4996; -73.5668
Owned byCominar REIT (since 2012)
Homburg Invest Inc. (2007–2012)
CN (1943–2007)
Line(s)Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
Platforms7 island platforms (in use)
Tracks20
Bus operators
Connections Orange Line at Bonaventure
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ParkingYes, paid park and ride
Bicycle facilitiesBike boxes available
AccessibleYes
ArchitectJohn Schofield; concourse design by John Campbell Merrett
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MTR
Via Rail: MTRL
REM: GCT
IATA codeYMY
Fare zoneARTM: A
History
Opened1943 (1943)
Rebuilt1967 (1967) (Place Bonaventure)
Passengers
10,018,800 (AMT 2015)
593,081 (Via 2012)
12,861 (Amtrak FY 2023)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Sauvé
toward Senneterre
Montreal–Senneterre Terminus
Sauvé
toward Jonquière
Montreal–Jonquière
Dorval Ottawa–Montreal
Dorval
toward Toronto
Toronto–Montreal
Terminus Ocean Saint-Lambert
toward Halifax
Dorval
toward Ottawa
Ottawa–Québec City Saint-Lambert
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Adirondack Saint-Lambert
toward New York
Preceding station Exo Following station
Terminus Line 13 – Mont-Saint-Hilaire Saint-Lambert
Ahuntsic
toward Mascouche
Line 15 – Mascouche
Limited service
Terminus
Preceding station REM Following station
Terminus Réseau express métropolitain
Île-des-Soeurs
toward Brossard
Future services
Preceding station REM Following station
McGill Réseau express métropolitain
Stage 2
Griffintown
toward Brossard
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Proposed services
St. Albans Vermonter Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Services in 1948
Lachine
toward Vancouver
Main Line Terminus
Turcot East
toward Sarnia
Grand Trunk Railway
Main Line
Lachine
toward Ottawa
MontrealOttawa
Semi-local stops
Turcot East
toward Vaudreuil
MontrealVaudreuil
Local stops
L'Epiphanie MontrealRivière-à-Pierre
Portal Heights
toward Rawdon
MontrealRawdon
Local stops
Mount Royal
toward Lac Remi
MontrealLac Remi
Portal Heights
toward St. Eustache-sur-le-Lac or Hawkesbury
St. Eustache-sur-le-Lac services
Terminus Central Vermont Route St. Lambert
toward East Alburgh
MontrealMoncton St. Lambert
toward Moncton
MontrealVictoriaville Bridge Street
toward Victoriaville
MontrealFort Covington Bridge Street
toward Fort Covington
MontrealPortland Bridge Street
toward Portland
St. Johns services Bridge Street
toward Waterloo or Rouses Point
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Terminus Atlantic Saint-Lambert
toward Halifax
Dorval
toward Vancouver
The Canadian
before 1990
Terminus
Preceding station Exo Following station
Canora Deux-Montagnes Terminus
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Montrealer Saint-Lambert
Location
Montreal Central Station
Location in Montreal
Montreal Central Station
Location in Southern Quebec
Montreal Central Station
Location in Quebec
Montreal Central Station
Location in Canada

Montreal Central Station (French: Gare centrale de Montréal, IATA: YMY) is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-busiest train station in Canada, after Toronto Union Station.

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 neighbouring 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 Exo. The station is also a hub for the Réseau express métropolitain, which opened on July 31, 2023. The station is also connected to the Montreal Metro subway system.

Central Station is the second-busiest Via Rail station in Canada, after Toronto Union Station. Its Via station code is MTRL; its Amtrak code is MTR, and its IATA code is YMY.