Vancouver Waterfront Railway Station

Waterfront Station, the historic gateway to Vancouver

With its fine colonnaded façade, Waterfront Station is one of the great landmarks of central Vancouver. Inherited from Canada's railway epic, it is today an important transport hub. The Vancouver audio-guided tour stops here to evoke the role of the railway in the birth and rise of the city.

A legacy of the Canadian Pacific Railway

The colonnaded building belonged to the Canadian Pacific Railway, one of the great railway companies of Canada that linked the country from one ocean to the other. It was the arrival of the transcontinental railway, at the end of the nineteenth century, that made Vancouver a metropolis. Waterfront Station, located on the waterfront, testifies to this history and remains a major transport hub of the city.

What to see

The colonnaded façade and the hall, elegant, recall the golden age of rail in Canada. Today, the station links trains, metro and maritime transport, in a constant coming and going. Located on the waterfront, a stone's throw from Canada Place and Gastown, it is an excellent starting point to explore the historic centre of Vancouver.

Practical information

Waterfront Station lies on the waterfront, in the heart of central Vancouver, reachable on foot and a major transport hub of the city. A working station, its public spaces are freely accessible; you can admire its façade and hall at any hour. To make the most of the place, it is best to avoid rush hours.

Which company did Waterfront Station belong to?

To the Canadian Pacific Railway, one of the great railway companies of Canada, whose arrival in Vancouver made the city a metropolis.

Where is Waterfront Station located?

On the waterfront, in the heart of central Vancouver, a stone's throw from Canada Place and Gastown; it is an important transport hub.