Union Station National Historic Site

Winnipeg's rail gem

Built in 1908-09 for the Grand Trunk Pacific and the Canadian Northern Railways, Union Station was designed by Warren and Wetmore, architects of New York's Grand Central Station. Like many public buildings of the period the design draws on the Beaux Arts style in its balanced plan and classical details of the grand central arch flanked by paired columns and topped by a large dome. Despite its monumental scale the simple plan and plain surfaces of the smooth stone create an austere version of this style. One of Western Canada's largest railway stations, it welcomed thousands of immigrants to the prairies.