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Union Station (Toronto)

Union Station (Toronto)
Station information
NameUnion Station
TypeVia Rail, Amtrak, Ontario Northland (Inter-city)
GO Transit (Commuter)
Address65 Front Street West
Toronto, ON
LinesSee services below
StructureAt-grade
Levels1
PlatformsElevated
Tracks14 (12 covered)
ParkingNo
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Baggage checkYes
Other information
Opened1927
Accessibleyes
CodeAmtrak code:TWO
 
IATA: YBZ
Owned byCity of Toronto (station building)
GO Transit (trainshed and tracks)
Toronto Terminals Railway (operator)
Fare zone02
Presto cardYes

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Union Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Toronto, located on Front Street West and occupying the south side of the block bounded by Bay Street and York Street in the central business district. The station building is owned by the City of Toronto, while the trainshed and trackage is owned by the commuter rail operator GO Transit. Serving 200,000 passengers a day, it is the busiest passenger transportation facility in Canada. Union Station has been designated a National Historic Site of Canada since 1975.

Inter-city trains at Union Station are operated by Via Rail, Amtrak and Ontario Northland, while commuter rail services are operated by GO Transit. The station is also connected to the Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) subway and streetcar system via an adjoining TTC station. GO Transit's Union Station Bus Terminal, located across Bay Street from the station building, is connected via the trainshed.

Union Station is the central terminal for GO Transit, handling approximately 41 million commuter rail passengers in 2004. Union Station is also located at the centre of Canada's busiest inter-city rail service area, termed "The Corridor" by Via, that stretches from Quebec City in the east to Windsor in the west. As such, Union Station is Via's most-used facility; the station saw 2.34 million Via Rail boardings in 2004, more than half of all Via passengers carried systemwide that year.

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Mass transit in the Greater Toronto Area

Local bus transitBrampton Transit * Burlington Transit * Durham Region Transit * Mississauga Transit * Milton Transit * Oakville Transit * TTC bus * York Region Transit
Higher order transitTTC streetcar * TTC subway/RT * Blue Night Network * LINK Train * Viva * Mississauga Transitway * Züm
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Intercity passenger railVia Rail * Amtrak * Ontario Northland
Major stationsUnion Station * Finch Bus Terminal * Toronto Coach Terminal * Yorkdale Bus Terminal
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Accessible transitWheel-Trans * York Region Transit Mobility Plus * Transhelp * Caledon Community Services Transportation
Fare SystemPresto card



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