Union Station (Toronto)

Union Station
Eastward view along the Front Street facade
General information
Location65 Front Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
Coordinates43°38′40″N 79°22′49″W / 43.64444°N 79.38028°W / 43.64444; -79.38028
Owned by
Operated by
Line(s)Union Station Rail Corridor
Platforms1 side platform, 11 island platforms
Tracks16
Connections
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilities115 space parking station
AccessibleYes
ArchitectRoss and Macdonald
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts
Other information
StatusStaffed station
Station code
IATA codeYBZ
Fare zone02
Websitetorontounion.ca
History
OpenedAugust 6, 1927 (1927-08-06)
Rebuilt1970s, 2009–2021
Passengers
20122.91 million 0.5% (Via)
201569.5 million 1.9% (GO Transit)
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station
Washago
toward Vancouver
The Canadian Terminus
Malton
toward Sarnia
Sarnia–Toronto
Oakville
toward Windsor
Windsor–Toronto
Oakville
toward New York
Maple Leaf
Terminus Toronto–Montreal Guildwood
toward Montreal
Toronto–Ottawa Guildwood
toward Ottawa
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Downsview Park Barrie Terminus
Bloor
towards Kitchener
Kitchener
Bramalea
towards Kitchener
Kitchener
(express)
Kipling
towards Milton
Milton
Exhibition
towards West Harbour
Lakeshore West
Clarkson Lakeshore West
(peak express)
Exhibition Lakeshore West
(off-peak express)
Terminus Lakeshore East Danforth
towards Oshawa
Lakeshore East
(express)
Pickering
towards Oshawa
Stouffville Kennedy
towards Old Elm
Richmond Hill Oriole
towards Bloomington
Preceding station Metrolinx Following station
Bloor Union Pearson Express Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Malton
(1990–2004)
toward Chicago
International Terminus
Oakville
(1982–1990)
toward Chicago
Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station
Washago
toward Cochrane
Northlander Terminus
Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station
Sunnyside
toward Sarnia
Grand Trunk Railway
Main Line
Danforth
toward Montreal
Riverdale
(closed 1932)
toward Montreal
Sunnyside Niagara FallsToronto
Local stops
Terminus
Parkdale
toward North Bay
North BayToronto
Parkdale
toward Sarnia
SarniaToronto
via Lucan Crossing
Terminus CapreolToronto Don
toward Capreol
TorontoBelleville via Peterboro Danforth
toward Belleville
Toronto
Port Hope via Peterboro
Danforth
toward Port Hope
Preceding station Canadian Pacific Railway Following station
Parkdale
toward Detroit
DetroitMontreal Don
Parkdale
toward Sudbury
SudburyToronto Terminus
Parkdale
toward Owen Sound
Owen SoundToronto
Sunnyside
toward Hamilton
HamiltonToronto
Future services
Preceding station GO Transit Following station
Spadina–Front
Proposed
Barrie Terminus
King–Liberty
Proposed
towards Kitchener
Kitchener
Terminus Lakeshore East East Harbour
(opening 2028)
towards Oshawa
Stouffville East Harbour
(opening 2028)
towards Old Elm
Preceding station Ontario Northland Railway Following station
Langstaff
toward Timmins
Northlander
(reopening mid-2020s)
Terminus
Official nameUnion Station (Canadian Pacific and Grand Trunk) National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1975
Designated1989
Official nameUnion Station Heritage Conservation District
Designated2006
Location
Union Station
Location in Toronto
Union Station
Location in Southern Ontario
Union Station
Location in Ontario
Union Station
Location in Canada

Union Station is a major railway station and intermodal transportation hub in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The station is located in downtown Toronto, on Front Street West, on the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street. The municipal government of Toronto owns the station building while the provincial transit agency Metrolinx owns the train shed and trackage. It is operated by the Toronto Terminals Railway, a joint venture of the Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway, which directs and controls train movement along the Union Station Rail Corridor, the largest and busiest rail corridor in Canada. Constructed in 1927, Union Station has been a National Historic Site of Canada since 1975, and a Heritage Railway Station since 1989.

Its central position in Canada's busiest inter-city rail service area, "The Corridor", as well as being the central hub of GO Transit's commuter rail service, makes Union Station Canada's busiest transportation facility and the second-busiest railway station in North America (behind New York Penn Station), serving over 72 million passengers each year. More than half of all Canadian inter-city passengers and 91 percent of Toronto commuter train passengers travel through Union Station.

Via Rail and Amtrak provide inter-city train services while GO Transit operates regional rail services. The station is also connected to the subway and streetcar system of the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) at its adjacent namesake subway station. GO Transit's Union Station Bus Terminal, located in CIBC Square, is connected to Union Station by a 40-metre (130 ft) enclosed walkway above Bay Street. The Union Pearson Express, which provides train service to Toronto Pearson International Airport, has a platform a short walk west of the main station building, accessible by the SkyWalk.