Located in the centre of the city, this grand, beaux-arts architecture station serves as a transport hub for transcontinental and remote trains heading north, west, and east throughout Manitoba and Canada.
Good to know …
Free Bathrooms
Hotels
Short walk away
Wheelchair Accessible
Food available
Snack bar
Parking
Pay
Wi-fi
Staffed Station
Pros
- Central location downtown
- Next to the historic ‘The Forks’ meeting place, market and food hall
- Beautiful architecture
- Direct, curbside connects to Winnipeg Transit
Cons
- Winnipeg lacks a proper rapid transit system with Union Station as the hub
- Lack of indoor connections to other buildings given Winnipeg’s harsh, winter climate
- No public luggage storage (VIA Rail offers storage but only for day of departures)
Notes
- Near by:
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Winnipeg Railway Museum (located within station and on tracks)
