Patrimony and Architecture

Central Station

Patrimony and Architecture
Buildings
Step inside the luminous central hall of Montréal’s train station for a look at the art deco friezes and many shops and restaurants.
© VIA Rail Canada
© Gare centrale

Address

Central Station
895 De La Gauchetière Street West
Montréal, QC
H3B 4G1
Bonaventure
Downtown
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Schedule

Daily, 4:30 a.m. to 0:30 a.m.

Notes

You can access Central Station Complex from the Bonaventure and McGill Metro stations every day from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Price

  • Free admission
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Central Station opened on July 14, 1943. The station's Departure Hall is decorated with a historic fresco that illustrates the lives of Canadians, their industries, their activities and dreams for the future. The words of the Canadian national anthem are written along the base of the fresco. Businesses in Les Halles de la Gare include various restaurants, bakeries, a liquor store, a pharmacy and a florist.

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