Initial construction Constructed between 1908 and 1911, the station was built as a joint venture between the
Canadian Northern Railway,
National Transcontinental,
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway, and the Dominion government. Union Station was designed by
Warren and Wetmore, Designed in the Beaux-Arts style and constructed from local
Tyndall limestone, The building's entrance doors are located under a decorative iron canopy that projects from the austere white limestone. Renovations have included the installation of a new roof, the upgrade and insulation of the main roof from
R0 to R25 and the replacement of low efficiency boilers with 3 high efficiency near condensing boilers. Due to renovations, the gas consumption in the building has been reduced by 82%, electrical consumption has been reduced by 25%, and water consumption has been reduced by 2 million gallons per year since 1990. A further $6.5 million in renovations were completed in 2014, including renovations to the passenger waiting areas, accessible public washrooms, improvement of the East entrance, repair and repainting of the
rotunda, as well as various safety improvements.
East Yard Across the tracks from the station was the CNR East Yard (opened in 1888 for
Northern Pacific and Manitoba Railway), which was partially replaced by the Symington Yards in 1962 and finally closed around the 1980s as parking lot and
The Forks.
Future plans Future plans call for the
Winnipeg Railway Museum to be moved elsewhere in the metro area to make way for a rapid transit hub station where several routes that cross the city will meet. == Gallery ==