Central Station (Kitchener)
Central Station is a light rail station in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, which is planned to be expanded into an intermodal transit terminal. As of 2021, it consists of an Ion light rail stop and Grand River Transit bus stops. The site is planned to also include a train station served by Via Rail and GO Transit, and an intercity bus terminal.
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| Location | Kitchener, Ontario Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°27′12″N 80°29′58″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Region of Waterloo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN/GO Guelph Subdivision Ion light rail line | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform 1 island platform LRT: 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 intercity, 2 LRT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | TBD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | June 21, 2019 (LRT only) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opening | 2023 (GO & Via) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The station will replace the current Kitchener railway station and partially replace the Charles Street Terminal.
In the vicinity is the University of Waterloo's Health Sciences campus (including its School of Pharmacy), the 'One Victoria' condominium development, and the 'Kaufman Lofts' condominium (occupying the former Kaufman Footwear factory). Just north of the mainline tracks is a former industrial building, the 'Breithaupt Block', which currently houses offices of Google Canada.