Union Station

Summary

Union Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.091% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month, #17 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Union Station is located in Toronto^[3].
• Union Station is located in Ontario^[4].
• Union Station is in the country of Canada^[5].
• Union Station's transport network is recorded as GO Transit rail services^[6].
• Union Station's image is recorded as Union Station, Toronto (30427373561).jpg^[7].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[8].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[9].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as Metrolinx mobility hub^[10].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as through station^[11].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[12].
• Union Station's connecting line is recorded as Union Station Rail Corridor^[13].
• Union Station's owned by is recorded as Municipal government of Toronto^[14].
• Union Station's owned by is recorded as Metrolinx^[15].
• Union Station's operator is recorded as Toronto Terminals Railway^[16].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oakville GO Station^[17].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oakville GO Station^[18].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kennedy GO Station^[19].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bloor GO Station^[20].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Washago railway station^[21].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oriole GO Station^[22].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Danforth GO Station^[23].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bloor GO Station^[24].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Malton GO Station^[25].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Downsview Park GO Station^[26].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kipling GO Station^[27].

Body

Geography

Union Station is in the country of Canada^[5]. Located in include Toronto^[3], a city^[28], in Canada^[29], founded in 1750^[30] and Ontario^[4], a province of Canada^[31], in Canada^[32], founded in 1867^[33]. Its part of is recorded as Union Station Heritage Conservation District^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[8], elevated station^[9], Metrolinx mobility hub^[10], through station^[11], and union station^[12]. Heritage statuses include national historic site of Canada^[35] and Heritage Railway Station of Canada^[36].

History and Context

+1927-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Union Station^[37]. Owners include Municipal government of Toronto^[14], a government^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1998^[40], headquartered in Toronto City Hall^[41] and Metrolinx^[15], a Crown agency^[42], founded in 2006^[43], headquartered in it^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Union Station include Union^[45], a metro station^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1954^[48].

Why It Matters

Union Station ranks in the top 0.091% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month, #17 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Entities named for it include Union^[45], a metro station^[46], in Canada^[47], founded in 1954^[48].