Pacific Central Station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada is a railway station which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country The Canadian to Toronto and the northern terminus of Amtrak's Cascades to Seattle and Portland. The station also provides intercity coach service, being the head office and bus depot of Pacific Coach Lines and the main Vancouver terminal for Greyhound Canada. The station is wheelchair-accessible and is staffed with full Via services.
The Amtrak Cascades provides two daily round trips from Vancouver. One goes to Seattle, Washington; the other continues on to Portland, Oregon. Rather than stopping for an immigration inspection at the border, as happens with the Adirondack to Montreal and Maple Leaf to Toronto, Amtrak passengers go through Canadian customs at the station upon arrival. Passengers bound for the United States go through United States border preclearance prior to boarding in Vancouver.
The Rocky Mountaineer operated from Pacific Central Station until moving to the nearby Rocky Mountaineer Station in 2005; they began to use Pacific Central Station again for their new Coastal Passage route in 2013.
Video Pacific Central Station
Service
- Via Rail
- The Canadian: Daily cross-country service to Toronto
- Amtrak
- Amtrak Cascades: Twice Daily cross-border service to Seattle, Portland
- Rocky Mountaineer
- Pacific Coach Lines
- Greyhound Canada
- BoltBus
- Daily coach service to Bellingham and Seattle
- Cantrail Coachlines Inc.
- Daily Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service to Bellingham and Seattle
- Wilson's Transportation Ltd.
- Daily Connecting Service with BC Ferries to Victoria
- Sunshine Coast Connector
- Daily Coach service to Sunshine Coast to Powell River
- Tofino Bus
- Daily coach service to Vancouver Island
Maps Pacific Central Station
Facility
The building was designated a heritage railway station in 1991. On November 8, 2010, the Canadian government announced a $5.1 million plan to rebuild parts of the station, including refurbishing windows, masonry, and the roof of the building.
Public transit
Pacific Central Station is immediately adjacent to SkyTrain's Main Street-Science World station. Westbound, SkyTrain stops at Downtown Vancouver stations, located near hotels, office towers, shopping, and other attractions, terminating at Waterfront station, which offers connections to the SeaBus, West Coast Express commuter trains, and the Canada Line. Eastbound, the SkyTrain connects with the Millennium Line and continues as far as Surrey, British Columbia.
See also
- List of heritage buildings in Vancouver
References
External links
- Via Rail page for Vancouver train station (Pacific Central Station)
Media related to Vancouver Pacific Central Station at Wikimedia Commons
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