Montreal Central Station

Montreal Central Station Gare centrale de Montréal
Montreal Central Station, Christmas 2016
General information
Location	895 De la Gauchetière Street West Montreal, Quebec
Coordinates	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)
Line(s)	Quebec City–Windsor Corridor
Platforms	7 island platforms (in use)
Tracks	20
Bus operators	Société de transport de Montréal at Bonaventure      Réseau de transport de Longueuil at Terminus Centre-Ville[1]
Connections	Orange Line at Bonaventure
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Parking	Yes, paid park and ride[2]
Bicycle facilities	Bike boxes available[2]
Accessible	Yes
Architect	John Schofield; concourse design by John Campbell Merrett
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: MTR Via Rail: MTRL REM: GCT
IATA code	YMY
Fare zone	ARTM: A[3]
History
Opened	1943; 81 years ago (1943)
Rebuilt	1967; 57 years ago (1967) (Place Bonaventure)
Passengers
10,018,800 (AMT 2015)[4] 593,081 (Via 2012)[5] 12,861 (Amtrak FY 2023)[6]
Services
Preceding station Via Rail Following station Terminus Montreal–Senneterre Sauvé toward Senneterre Montreal–Jonquière Sauvé toward Jonquière Ocean Saint-Lambert toward Halifax Dorval toward Ottawa Ottawa–Québec City Saint-Lambert toward Quebec City Dorval toward Ottawa or Fallowfield Ottawa–Montreal Terminus Dorval toward Toronto Toronto–Montreal Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Adirondack Saint-Lambert toward New York Preceding station Exo Following station Terminus Mont-Saint-Hilaire Saint-Lambert toward Mont-Saint-Hilaire Ahuntsic toward Mascouche Mascouche Terminus Preceding station REM Following station Terminus Réseau express métropolitain Île-des-Soeurs toward Brossard
Future services Preceding station REM Following station McGill toward Deux-Montagnes, Anse-à-l'Orme or Airport Réseau express métropolitain Stage 2 Griffintown toward Brossard Preceding station Amtrak Following station Proposed services St. Albans toward Washington, D.C. 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 Montreal – Ottawa Semi-local stops Turcot East toward Vaudreuil Montreal – Vaudreuil Local stops L'Epiphanie toward Rivière-à-Pierre Montreal – Rivière-à-Pierre Portal Heights toward Rawdon Montreal – Rawdon Local stops Mount Royal toward Lac Remi Montreal – Lac Remi Portal Heights toward St. Eustache-sur-le-Lac or Hawkesburg St. Eustache-sur-le-Lac services Terminus Central Vermont Route St. Lambert toward East Alburgh Montreal – Moncton St. Lambert toward Moncton Montreal – Victoriaville Bridge Street toward Victoriaville Montreal – Fort Covington Bridge Street toward Fort Covington Montreal – Portland 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 toward Deux-Montagnes Deux-Montagnes Terminus Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Montrealer Saint-Lambert toward Washington, D.C.
Location
Montreal Central Station Location in Montreal Show map of Montreal Montreal Central Station Location in Southern Quebec Show map of Southern Quebec Montreal Central Station Location in Quebec Show map of Quebec Montreal Central Station Location in Canada Show map of 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,^[7] 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.^[8] The station building and associated properties are owned by Cominar REIT as of January 2012.^[9] Homburg Invest Inc. (renamed Canmarc in September 2011) was the previous owner, since November 30, 2007.^[10] 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 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.