Windsor Station

Windsor Station is a former railway station at 1100 Avenue des Canadiens-de-Montréal, beside the Bell Centre. The building served Canadian Pacific Railway as a station and headquarters from 1889 to 1996; it now houses other uses and is no longer a working train station. Take a look inside for its restored ironwork, marble halls, historical photographs and artifacts. The courtyard behind the station offers a quieter pause among newer office towers, and events bring activity to the historic rooms.

A former Canadian Pacific railway station

Windsor Station served as a Canadian Pacific Railway station and headquarters from 1889 to 1996. It is no longer used for train services. The heritage building has since been restored and repurposed as a multi-use space.

The station’s architecture is one reason to stop here. Its interior ironwork has been restored, and the marble halls hold historical photographs and artifacts. The building stands beside the Bell Centre, with modern office towers rising behind it on land that was once occupied by railway tracks.

The courtyard and memorial

A courtyard behind the station gives you room to pause between the historic building and the newer towers around it. Events are also held at Windsor Station, so the space can feel different when one is taking place.

Look for L’Ange de la Victoire, a 1922 sculpture by Coeur de Lion McCarthy. It commemorates Canadian Pacific Railway employees who died in the First World War. The angel raises a fallen soldier beneath the station’s glass dome.