Via Rail Building
1150 Station Street, Vancouver, BC
Building
Opening in 1919, VIA’s Pacific Central Train Station located at 1150 Station Street has served as VIA Canadian western terminus for over 100 years. As a key component of VIA’s national infrastructure, this terminus station is supported by a critical on-site maintenance centre which is unique to many other stations. The Vancouver Station’s as a result is unique as it benefits from a unique land footprint that can accommodates this uses and its ability to serve as an important amount of VIA’s trains, optimal to its operations.
Designed by architects Pratt & Ross in the style of ‘Beaux-Arts’, the station was built carefully with the symmetrical placement of its light colored stoned and the monumental arch over the main entrance, with a deliberate placement of windows which all represents a classicism in its design and is recognized for its elegance.
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Location
1150 Station Street resides in the neighbourhood of Strathcona facing Thornton Park and across Main Street-Science World attraction. It is located near the Skytrain, subway station and intercity bus transport. Just southeast of Downtown Vancouver, the site is also adjacent to several new office developments and the new St-Paul’s Hospital which is expected to open its doors in 2027.
