Central station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

is a common name for a railway station. Central Station may also refer to:

Railway stations

Africa

* Maputo Central Railway Station, Mozambique

Asia

Australia

Central railway station, Brisbane Central railway station is located on the North Coast line in Queensland, Australia. It is the principal station on the City network and is located in the north of the Brisbane central business district. Central station is one of four inner ...

* Central railway station, Sydney *

Gawler Central railway station Gawler Central railway station is the terminus station of the Gawler line. Situated in the South Australian town of Gawler, it is from Adelaide station. History The station opened in May 1911 as Willaston, being renamed North Gawler in Sept ...

, Adelaide * Wynnum Central railway station, Brisbane

Hong Kong

Central station (MTR) Central () is an MTR station located in the Central area of Hong Kong Island. The station's livery is firebrick red but brown on the platforms. The station is the southern terminus of the , a stop on the , and connects to Hong Kong station, ...

, on the MTR metro system

India

Chennai Central railway station Chennai Central (station code: MAS, short for ''Madras''), officially known as Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central Railway Station, is the main railway terminus in the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is the busiest railway ...

Chennai Central metro station Central Metro, officially Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. Ramachandran Central metro station, is an underground metro station in Chennai, India. It serves both lines of the Chennai Metro.. Central metro station is spread over an area of . On 31 Ju ...

Mangalore Central railway station Mangaluru Central railway station, formerly Mangalore Central railway station (Station code: MAQ) is the main railway terminus in the city of Mangalore. It is one of the major railway stations in Karnataka state and it is the biggest terminal ...

Mumbai Central railway station Mumbai Central (formerly Bombay Central, station code: MMCT) is a major railway station on the Western line, situated in Mumbai, Maharashtra in an area known by the same name. It serves as a major stop for both Local and Inter-City/Express tr ...

** Mumbai Central metro station * Central metro station, of

Kolkata Metro Line 1 The Line 1, Blue Line, also known as North–South Metro of the Kolkata Metro, is a rapid transit system serving South 24 Parganas, Kolkata and North 24 Parganas in Indian state of West Bengal. It consists of 26 operational stations from Dak ...

, in Kolkata *

Central Park metro station Central Park Metro Station is a station of the Kolkata Metro in Salt Lake Sector - I, an eastern neighbourhood of Kolkata, India. The elevated structure is located above the 3rd Avenue between Central Park and Bikash Bhawan. This station serv ...

, of Kolkata Metro Line 2, in Kolkata

Malaysia

* Kuala Lumpur Central Railway Station (LRT, MRT, Airport Line, bus and monorail) * Putrajaya Central Station (MRT, Airport Line, bus and proposed tram) * Kepong Central Station (Commuter and MRT) * Penang Central Station (Bus, ferry and proposed LRT and HSR) * Johor Bahru Central Railway Station (RTS, BRT, bus and CIQ to Singapore) * Kwasa Central MRT Station (MRT and bus hub)

Philippines

Central Terminal station (Line 1) Central Terminal (sometimes called Central or Arroceros station) is an elevated Manila Light Rail Transit (LRT) station situated on Line 1. It is located in Ermita, Manila. A popular name for the station is Arroceros due to its proximity to the ...

, in Manila

Taiwan

Central Signal railway station Central Signal () is a railway station on the Taiwan Railways Administration (TRA) South-link line located in Shizi Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan. The site is located outside the west gate of the Central Tunnel. History The station was ...

, in Shihzih Township, Pingtung County

Thailand

Bang Sue Central Station Bang Sue Grand Station ( th, สถานีกลางบางซื่อ, , ; ), also known by its ceremonial name Krung Thep Aphiwat Central Terminal Station ( th, สถานีกลางกรุงเทพอภิวัฒน์, , ...

* Bangkok Railway Station

Europe

Belgium

Antwerpen-Centraal railway station Antwerpen-Centraal railway station ( nl, Station Antwerpen-Centraal, french: Gare d'Anvers-Central, IATA code: ZWE), officially Antwerpen-Centraal, is the main railway station in Antwerp, Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway ...

, in Antwerp * Brussels Central Station

Denmark

* Aarhus Central Station, in Aarhus *

Copenhagen Central Station Copenhagen Central Station ( da, Københavns Hovedbanegård , abbreviated ''København H'') is the main railway station in Copenhagen, Denmark, and the largest railway station in Denmark. With more than 100,000 travellers every day, it is the ...

, in Copenhagen

Finland

Helsinki Central railway station Helsinki Central Station ( fi, Helsingin päärautatieasema, sv, Helsingfors centralstation) ( HEC) is the main station for commuter rail and long-distance trains departing from Helsinki, Finland. The station is used by approximately 400,000 peo ...

* Central Railway Station metro station (Helsinki)

Netherlands

Amsterdam Centraal station Amsterdam Centraal Station ( nl, italic=no, Station Amsterdam Centraal ; abbreviation: Asd) is the largest railway station in Amsterdam, North Holland, the Netherlands. A major international railway hub, it is used by 192,000 passengers a day, m ...

Amersfoort Centraal railway station Amersfoort Centraal is the main railway station in Amersfoort in the province of Utrecht, Netherlands. The station was an important link between the western part of the Netherlands and the north and east of the country until December 2012 when the ...

Arnhem Centraal railway station Arnhem Centraal railway station is the largest railway station in the city of Arnhem in Gelderland, Netherlands. It was opened on 14 May 1845 and is located on the Amsterdam–Arnhem railway, the Arnhem–Leeuwarden railway and the Arnhem–Nijmege ...

* Den Haag Centraal railway station (line E) *

Eindhoven Centraal railway station Eindhoven Centraal railway station is the main railway station in Eindhoven in North Brabant, Netherlands. It is the busiest station outside the Randstad area and an important station in the southern part of The Netherlands. History The station ...

Leiden Centraal railway station Leiden Centraal is the main railway station in Leiden, a city in the Netherlands. History Leiden Centraal station opened on 17 August 1842 as the southern terminal of the first expansion of the Old Line (Dutch: ''Oude Lijn'') from Haarlem. Th ...

Rotterdam Centraal station Rotterdam Centraal railway station () is the main railway station of the city Rotterdam in South Holland, Netherlands. The station received an average of 112,000 passengers daily in 2019. The current station building, located at Station Square, ...

(lines D and E) *

Utrecht Centraal railway station Utrecht Centraal, officially Station Utrecht Centraal (), is the transit hub that integrates three bicycle parkings, two bus stations, two tram stops and the central railway station for the city of Utrecht in the province of Utrecht, Netherlan ...

Norway

* Oslo Central Station, in Oslo *

Trondheim Central Station Trondheim Central Station ( no, Trondheim sentralstasjon) or Trondheim S is the main railway station serving the city of Trondheim, Norway. Located at Brattøra in the north part of the city centre, it is the terminus of the Dovre Line, running s ...

, in Trondheim

United Kingdom

*Belfast Central railway station, now named

Lanyon Place railway station Belfast Lanyon Place (formerly Belfast Central, and known colloquially as Central Station) is a railway station serving the city of Belfast in Northern Ireland. Located on Bridge Street in the Laganside area of central Belfast, it is one of fou ...

Birkenhead Central railway station Birkenhead Central is a railway station serving the town of Birkenhead, in Merseyside, England. Situated on the south side of Birkenhead town centre, it lies on the Chester and Ellesmere Port branches of the Wirral Line, part of the Merseyrail ...

* Burnley Central railway station * Cardiff Central railway station *

Central railway station (London) Central was a railway station near the Royal Albert Dock and Beckton Park, in east London. It was served by the London & St. Katharine Docks Company and was located between Connaught Road and Manor Way stations, on the Gallions branch of t ...

, closed *

Coatbridge Central railway station Coatbridge Central railway station is a station in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. It is on the Argyle Line. Train services are provided by ScotRail. Architecture and history The station was originally named Coatbridge and opened in 1842 ...

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Exeter Central railway station Exeter Central railway station is the most central of the stations in the city of Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. It is down the line from . The station is smaller than on the west side of the city. Great Western Railway manages the station a ...

Finchley Central tube station Finchley Central is a London Underground station in the Church End area of Finchley, north London. The station is located on the High Barnet branch of the Northern line, between West Finchley and East Finchley stations; it is the junction for ...

Folkestone Central railway station Folkestone Central railway station is on the South Eastern Main Line in England, and is the main station serving the town of Folkestone, Kent. It is down the line from London Charing Cross. All trains that call are operated by Southeastern. ...

Gainsborough Central railway station Gainsborough Central railway station is one of two railway stations in the town of Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. The station is on the Brigg branch of the Sheffield–Lincoln line. Services are currently operated by Northern Trains. The ...

Glasgow Central station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Main Concourse at Glasgow Central Station.JPG , caption = The main concourse , borough = Glasgow, City of Glasgow , country ...

Gravesend railway station Gravesend railway station serves the town of Gravesend in north Kent, England. It is down the line from . Train services are operated by Southeastern and Thameslink. During Christmas 2013, a major overhaul of the lines and platforms chan ...

, once called Gravesend Central *

Greenock Central railway station Greenock Central station is one of eight railway stations serving the town of Greenock in western Scotland, and is the nearest to the town centre. This station, which is staffed, is on the Inverclyde Line, west of towards Gourock. It has three ...

Hackney Central railway station Hackney Central is a London Overground station on the North London line in Hackney Central, Greater London. It lies between and and is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station and all trains serving it are operated by National Rail services under ...

Hamilton Central railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Hamilton Central railway station 1.jpg , borough = Hamilton, South Lanarkshire , country = Scotland , coordinates = , grid_name = Grid reference , grid_position = , manager = ScotRail ...

Heathrow Central railway station Heathrow Terminals 2 & 3 railway station (also known as Heathrow Central) serves Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 (and formerly Terminal 1 before its closure and replacement by Terminal 2 in 2015) at London Heathrow Airport. It is served by Heat ...

* Helensburgh Central railway station *

Hendon Central tube station Hendon Central is a London Underground station in North West London on the A41. The station is on the Edgware branch of the Northern line, between Colindale and Brent Cross stations, and is on the boundary between Travelcard Zone 3 and Zon ...

* Hounslow Central tube station *

Hyde Central railway station Hyde Central railway station is the main station serving Hyde, Greater Manchester, England. Originally simply ''Hyde'', it was built by the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, opening in 1858 as a branch from its main line through ...

Leicester Central railway station Leicester Central was a railway station in Leicester, England. It was situated to the west of the Leicester City Centre, city centre, on Great Central Street which is today just off the A594 road (Leicester), inner ring road. It was closed in 1 ...

Lincoln Central railway station Lincoln railway station (previously Lincoln Central) serves the city of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. The station is owned by Network Rail and managed by East Midlands Railway. East Midlands Railway provides the majority of services from th ...

Liverpool Central railway station Liverpool Central railway station in Liverpool, England, forms a central hub of the Merseyrail network, being on both the Northern Line and the Wirral Line. The station is located underground on two levels, below the site of a former mainline ...

Manchester Central railway station Manchester Central railway station is a former railway station in Manchester city centre, England. One of Manchester's main railway terminals between 1880 and 1969, it has been converted into an exhibition and conference centre, originally know ...

Milton Keynes Central railway station Milton Keynes Central railway station serves Central Milton Keynes and the surrounding area of Milton Keynes, England. The station is located on the West Coast Main Line about northwest of London. The station is served by Avanti West Coast int ...

* New Mills Central railway station *

Newcastle railway station Newcastle Central Station (also known simply as Newcastle and locally as Central Station) is a major railway station in Newcastle upon Tyne. It is located on the East Coast Main Line, around north of . It is the primary national rail station ...

, formerly Newcastle Central **

Central Station Metro station Central Station (also known as Central) is an underground Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the Grainger Town area of the city of Newcastle upon Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 15 November 1981, following the opening ...

(Tyne and Wear Metro) *

Partick Central railway station Partick Central railway station was a station serving the Partick area of the city of Glasgow. Built in the 1890s by the Lanarkshire and Dunbartonshire Railway Company, it sat on a line that ran along the north bank of the River Clyde from S ...

, (closed) *

Redcar Central railway station Redcar Central is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between and via . The station, situated east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town of Redcar, Redcar and Cleveland in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Netwo ...

* Rugby Central railway station, (closed) *

Rotherham Central railway station Rotherham Central railway station is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The station was originally named "Rotherham", becoming "Rotherham and Masborough" in January 1889 and finally "Rotherham Central" on 25 September 1950. The station ...

* St Helens Central railway station * St Helens Central (GCR) railway station *

Southend Central railway station Southend Central railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line and is one of two primary stations serving the city of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The city's other main station is called which is the terminus of a branch line off the ...

Southampton Central railway station Southampton Central railway station is a main line station serving the city of Southampton in Hampshire, southern England. It is on the South West Main Line and also serves the Wessex Main Line and the West Coastway Line. The station is appr ...

Telford Central railway station Telford Central railway station serves the town of Telford, Shropshire, England. It is located on the Wolverhampton to Shrewsbury Line north west of Wolverhampton and is operated by West Midlands Trains. It is situated close to the Telford Sho ...

Tunbridge Wells railway station Tunbridge Wells railway station is on the Hastings line in the south of England and serves Royal Tunbridge Wells Royal Tunbridge Wells is a town in Kent, England, southeast of central London. It lies close to the border with East Susse ...

, once called Tunbridge Wells Central *

Walthamstow Central station Walthamstow Central is a London Underground and London Overground interchange station in the town of Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London. It is the northern terminus of the Victoria line following Blackhorse ...

Warrington Central railway station Warrington Central railway station is one of three main railway stations serving the town of Warrington in the north-west of England. It is located on the southern route of the Liverpool to Manchester Lines (the former Cheshire Lines Committ ...

Wembley Central station Wembley () is a large suburbIn British English, "suburb" often refers to the secondary urban centres of a city. Wembley is not a suburb in the American sense, i.e. a single-family residential area outside of the city itself. in north-west Londo ...

Windsor & Eton Central railway station Windsor & Eton Central station is one of two terminal stations serving the town of Windsor, Berkshire, England. Although a small part is still a railway station, most of the station building has been converted into a tourist-oriented shopping ce ...

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North America

Canada

Central station (Edmonton) Central station is an Edmonton Light Rail Transit station in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It serves both the Capital Line and the Metro Line. It is an underground station located beneath Jasper Avenue between 100 Street and 101 Street. History Cen ...

, Alberta *

Coquitlam Central station Coquitlam Central station is an intermodal rapid transit station in Metro Vancouver served by both the Millennium Line—part of the SkyTrain system—and the region's West Coast Express commuter rail system. The station is located on the nort ...

, British Columbia *

Kitchener Central Station Central Station is a light rail station in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, which is planned to be expanded into an intermodal transit terminal. , it consists of an Ion light rail stop and Grand River Transit bus stops. The site is planned to also ...

, Ontario *

Ottawa Central Station Ottawa Central Station was the main inter-city bus station in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was located 1.5 km south of downtown Ottawa in the Centretown neighbourhood and served buses from Greyhound Canada, Ontario Northland and Autobus Gat ...

, a former intercity

bus station A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is ...

(closed) *

Montreal Central Station Montreal Central Station (french: Gare centrale de Montréal) is the major inter-city rail station and a major commuter rail hub in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Nearly 11 million rail passengers use the station every year, making it the second-bu ...

, Quebec *

Pacific Central Station Pacific Central Station is a railway station in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, which acts as the western terminus of Via Rail's cross-country '' The Canadian'' service to Toronto and the northern terminus of Amtrak's '' Cascades'' service t ...

, Vancouver, British Columbia *

Surrey Central station Surrey Central is an elevated station on the Expo Line of Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain rapid transit system. The station is located in the Whalley / City Centre district of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, just east of the North Surrey Recrea ...

, British Columbia

Cuba

Havana Central railway station Havana Central ( es, La Habana Central, links=no; the "Central Railway Station", ) is the main railway terminal in Havana and the largest railway station in Cuba, is the hub of the rail system in the country. It serves for the arrival and dep ...

* Central metro station (Monterrey)

United States

;Arizona *

Central Station Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the ...

, in Phoenix ;California * Central Station (Los Angeles), in Los Angeles ;Florida *

Central station (Jacksonville Skyway) Central station is a Jacksonville Skyway monorail station in Jacksonville, Florida. It is the transfer point for the system's Northbank and Southbank lines. It is located on Bay Street between Pearl and Julia Streets in Downtown Jacksonville. The ...

, in Jacksonville ;Illinois *

Central Station, Chicago Central Station is a residential development project in the South Loop section of Chicago, Illinois. Originally planned as a development, it was later expanded to ,McClendon, Dennis, ''Near South Side'', p. 563, Eds. Grossman, James R., Keating, ...

, a neighborhood in Chicago **

Central Station (Chicago terminal) Central Station was an intercity passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, at the southern end of Grant Park near Roosevelt Road and Michigan Avenue. Owned by the Illinois Central Railroad, it also served other companies via trackage r ...

, in Chicago **

Central station (CTA Green Line) Central is a station on the Chicago Transit Authority's 'L' system and is located at 350 North Central Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West side. History The original Central station was built as part of an extension of the Lake ...

, in Chicago ** Central station (CTA Congress Line), in Chicago **

Central station (CTA Purple Line) Central is a Purple Line station of the Chicago Transit Authority 'L' system. Located at 1024 Central Street in Evanston, Illinois (directional coordinates 2600 north, 1000 west), the elevated platform sits above Central Street, half a bloc ...

, in Evanston **

Grand Central Station (Chicago) Grand Central Station was a Train station#Terminus, passenger railroad terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, from 1890 to 1969. It was located at 201 West Harrison Street on a block bounded by Harrison, Wells and Polk Streets and the Chicago ...

, station for

Baltimore and Ohio The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad was the first common carrier railroad and the oldest railroad in the United States, with its first section opening in 1830. Merchants from Baltimore, which had benefited to some extent from the construction of ...

and other railroads, to 1969 **

Great Central Station Great Central Station, also known as Great Central Depot, was an intercity train station in Chicago, Illinois, owned by the Illinois Central Railroad (IC). It opened in 1856 and for a time was the largest building in downtown Chicago. Its passen ...

, station in Chicago for Illinois Central and other railroads in the latter half of the nineteenth century ;Kentucky * Central Station (Louisville), in Louisville ;Massachusetts *

South Station South Station, officially The Governor Michael S. Dukakis Transportation Center at South Station, is the largest railroad station and intercity bus terminal in Greater Boston and New England's second-largest transportation center after Logan In ...

, in Boston, (at one point called South Central Station) *

, a proposed station in Boston *

Central station (MBTA) Central station (also called Central Square station) is an Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) rapid transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It serves the Red Line and has a street-level terminal for the MBTA bus system. It ...

, in Cambridge *

Central Avenue station (MBTA) Central Avenue station is a light rail station located off Central Avenue near Eliot Street in Milton, Massachusetts. It serves the Ashmont–Mattapan High Speed Line, a branch of the MBTA Red Line. Central Avenue consists of two side platfo ...

, in Milton ;Minnesota * Central station (Metro Transit), in St. Paul ;Michigan *

Michigan Central Station Michigan Central Station (also known as Michigan Central Depot or MCS) is the historic former main intercity passenger rail station in Detroit, Michigan. Built for the Michigan Central Railroad, it replaced the original depot in downtown Detroit ...

, in Detroit ;New York *

Buffalo Central Terminal Buffalo Central Terminal is an historic former railroad station in Buffalo, New York. An active station from 1929 to 1979, the 17-story Art Deco style station was designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. Th ...

, in Buffalo * Grand Central Terminal, in New York City * Central Avenue station (BMT Myrtle Avenue Line), in Brooklyn ;Tennessee *

Memphis Central Station Memphis Central Station, referred to as Grand Central Station prior to 1944, is a passenger terminal in Memphis, Tennessee. Located along Main Street and G.E. Patterson Boulevard in Downtown Memphis, it currently a service stop for Amtrak's ''Cit ...

, in Memphis ;Texas *

Fort Worth Central Station Fort Worth Central Station is an intermodal transit center in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. It serves the TEXRail and Trinity Railway Express (TRE) commuter rail lines, Amtrak intercity rail, Greyhound Lines intercity bus, and as the main transfer ...

, in Fort Worth * Central Station (Houston), in Houston

South America

Argentina

Central Station (Buenos Aires) The Central Station (in Spanish: Estación Central) was a railway station in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, which operated from 1872 to 1897. The station was a union station of Buenos Aires shared by most of the separate railway companies ...

, former railway station

Brazil

* Central station (Belo Horizonte Metro) * Central station (Brasília Metro)

Other uses

Structures, establishments

* Central Station (Sebring, Florida), U.S., a historic fire station *

Central Police Station (Hong Kong) The former Central Police Station of Hong Kong, located at the eastern end of Hollywood Road, in Central, Hong Kong has been redeveloped into a cultural and shopping destination generally called Tai Kwun (). Tai Kwun is composed of three decl ...

or Tai Kwun, a cultural and shopping destination *

Alarm monitoring center An alarm monitoring center or central monitoring station (also known as "CMS" or wholesale central station) is a company that provides services to monitor burglar, fire and residential alarm systems. The Central Monitoring Station may also provide ...

, also called a central monitoring station *

Power station A power station, also referred to as a power plant and sometimes generating station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Power stations are generally connected to an electrical grid. Many ...

s used to be referred to as ''central stations'', particularly in the United States * Central Station (gay club, Moscow, Russia), a bar and night club in Moscow * Central Station (gay club, Saint-Petersburg, Russia), a bar and night club in Saint Petersburg

Art and literature

* ''Central Station'' (film), a 1998 Brazilian film by Walter Salles * "Central Station", a song by May-a from the 2021 EP '' Don't Kiss Ur Friends'' * "Central Station", a song by the Boat People from the 2005 album '' Yesyesyesyesyes'' * "Central Station", a song by Skipping Girl Vinegar from the 2011 album '' Keep Calm Carry the Monkey'' * ''Central Station'', a 2016 novel by

Lavie Tidhar Lavie Tidhar ( he, לביא תדהר; born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Ti ...

* Central Station Records, an Australian dance music label

Other

Central Station (online service) Central Station (also known as Network Gaming Service) was an online service by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for PAL regions in the PlayStation 2 era. The service allowed users to have friend lists, view new game releases, read the latest Pl ...

, a network gaming portal for the PlayStation 2 * Central Station Design, a design company in Manchester, England