Union Station (Winnipeg)

Union Station

The main entrance to Union Station

General information

Location

123 Main Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba
R3C 1A3

Coordinates

49°53′20″N 97°08′03″W / 49.88889°N 97.13417°W

Owned by

Platforms

3

Tracks

8

Connections

Winnipeg Transit

Construction

Structure type

Staffed station; Beaux-Arts building

Parking

Privately operated

Accessible

Yes

Architect

Warren and Wetmore

Other information

Station code

Via Rail: WNPG
IATA: XEF

History

Opened

1911

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		Edmonton – Winnipeg via North Battleford and Regina		Terminus
Portage la Prairie toward North Battleford		North Battleford – Winnipeg via Swan River and Hallboro
St. Charles toward Calgary		Calgary – Winnipeg
West Winnipeg toward Portage la Prairie		Cabot Branch
Westside toward Gypsumville		Gypsumville – Winnipeg
Terminus		Winnipeg – Port Arthur		St. Boniface toward Port Arthur
Terminus		Winnipeg – Victoria Beach		West Transcona toward Victoria Beach
Preceding station	Northern Pacific Railway			Following station
Terminus		Winnipeg – St. Paul		Portage Junction toward St. Paul

National Historic Site of Canada

Official name

Union Station / Winnipeg Railway Station (Canadian National)

Designated

1976

Reference no.

Heritage Railway Station (Canada)

Designated

1989

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. The station is also a Heritage Railway Station, so designated since 1989.