page_title: Montreal Central Station
section_title: Opening
hierarchical_section_title: Montreal Central Station / History / Opening
caption_attribution_description: English: Postcard of Canadian National Railway's Central Station in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The postcard is undated, but the slogan on the verso promoting the sale of war bonds suggests that the card was printed around the time of the station's opening in 1943.Français&#160;: Carte postale représentant la Gare Centrale de la Compagnie des chemins de fer nationaux du Canada ( Canadien National) à Montréal, Québec, Canada. La carte postale n'est pas datée, mais le slogan au verso, en promotion des bons du Trésor du Canada pour financer l'effort de guerre, suggère que la carte fut imprimée dans la période d'ouverture de la station en 1943.
context_page_description: Montreal Central Station is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-busiest train station in Canada.
  The main concourse occupies almost the entire block bounded by De la Gauchetière Street, Robert-Bourassa Boulevard, René Lévesque Boulevard and Mansfield Street in Downtown Montreal. Its street address and principal vehicular access are on de La Gauchetière; pedestrian access is assured by numerous links through neighboring buildings. The station is adorned with art deco bas-relief friezes on its interior and exterior. The station building and associated properties are owned by Cominar REIT as of January 2012. Homburg Invest Inc. was the previous owner, since November 30, 2007. Prior to that, from the station's inception in 1943, it had been owned by Canadian National Railway.
  Central Station is at the centre of the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor, the busiest inter-city rail service area in the nation, which extends from Windsor and Sarnia in the west, through Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal, to Quebec City in the east.
context_section_description: The opening of a 'central' station was part of a consolidation project undertaken by CNR since 1929 with the enactment of the Canadian National Montreal Terminals Act, 1929 by Parliament; this saw the closure of former temporary stations operated by CNR predecessors Grand Trunk (Bonaventure Station) and Canadian Northern.
caption: Postcard of Central Station. The postcard is undated, but the slogan on the back promoting the sale of war bonds suggests that the card was printed around the time of the station's opening in 1943.
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