Gare Centrale - Montreal, Qc, Canada
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N 45° 29.951 W 073° 33.989
18T E 611997 N 5039405
Gare Centrale is located in Montreal, Qc, Canada.
Waymark Code: WMDV1X
Location: Québec, Canada
Date Posted: 02/25/2012
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Gare Centrale is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
18 million rail passengers use the station every year.
Gare Centrale 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.
Gare Centrale is located adjacent to CN Headquarters and is an important link in the underground city, with tunnels to Place Ville-Marie, Place Bonaventure, the Queen Elizabeth Hotel, 1000 de La Gauchetière and the Bonaventure metro station.
It also contains two parking facilities, one of which is a multi-level facility that is located above the station.
Gare Centrale has gradually grown to include Les Halles de la Gare, a shopping and restaurant complex.
Is the station/depot currently used for railroad purposes?: Yes
Is the station/depot open to the public?: Yes
If the station/depot is not being used for railroad purposes, what is it currently used for?:
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What rail lines does/did the station/depot serve?: CN Via Rail
Station/Depot Web Site: [Web Link]
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