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 (1,031 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 instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[8].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as Metrolinx mobility hub^[9].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as through station^[10].
• Union Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[11].
• Union Station's connecting line is recorded as Union Station Rail Corridor^[12].
• Union Station is owned by Municipal government of Toronto^[13].
• Union Station is owned by Metrolinx^[14].
• Union Station is operated by Toronto Terminals Railway^[15].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oakville GO Station^[16].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oakville GO Station^[17].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kennedy GO Station^[18].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bloor GO Station^[19].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Washago railway station^[20].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oriole GO Station^[21].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Danforth GO Station^[22].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bloor GO Station^[23].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Malton GO Station^[24].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Downsview Park GO Station^[25].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kipling GO Station^[26].
• Union Station's adjacent station is recorded as Exhibition 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]. It is part of Union Station Heritage Conservation District^[34].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], elevated station^[8], Metrolinx mobility hub^[9], through station^[10], and union station^[11]. Heritage statuses include national historic site of Canada^[35] and Heritage Railway Station of Canada^[36].

History and Context

1927 marks the founding of Union Station^[37]. Owners include Municipal government of Toronto^[13], a government^[38], in Canada^[39], founded in 1998^[40], headquartered in Toronto City Hall^[41] and Metrolinx^[14], a Crown agency^[42], founded in 2006^[43].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Union Station include Union^[44], a metro station^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1954^[47].

Why It Matters

Union Station ranks in the top 0.091% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month, #17 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Union^[44], a metro station^[45], in Canada^[46], founded in 1954^[47].