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Union Station is a major train and subway station on Front Street between Bay Street and York Street in downtown Toronto. When it was built it was the largest enclosed space in Canada. Construction was begun in 1913 and the building was officially opened on August 6, 1927 in a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by His Royal Highness Prince Edward of Wales who cut the ribbon with a pair of gold scissors. Also in attendance was Prime MinisterThe Prime Minister of Canada the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. The Prime Minister has the right to the style of Right Honourable''. The current prime min William Lyon Mackenzie KingWilliam Lyon Mackenzie King Rank 10th Date of Birth December 17, 1874 Place of Birth Kitchener, Ontario Marriage never married Profession lawyer Political Party Liberal Party of Canada William Lyon Mackenzie King ( December 17, 1874 July 22, 1950) was the, Prince George, United KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a state in Western Europe, usually known simply as the United Kingdom the UK Britain or less accurately as Great Britain . The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly PM Stanley BaldwinStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley ( August 3, 1867 December 14, 1947) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three separate occasions. Early Life Born at Bewdley in Worcestershire he was educated at Harrow and Cambridge, and went into the and Mrs. Baldwin. Also in attendance was OntarioOntario ( In Detail) ( In Detail) Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Loyal she began, loyal she remains Capital Toronto Largest City Toronto Area Total % fresh water 4th largest(2nd lgst prov. 1 076 395 km˛ 14. 7% Population Total (2001) Density Rank Lieutenant-Governor William Donald RossThe Honourable William Donald Ross ( June 20, 1869- 1947) Born in 1869 in Bras d'Or, Nova Scotia, William Donald Ross worked with the Bank of Nova Scotia and rose to become Director. He later became General Manager of the Metropolitan Bank of Toronto. and Mrs. Ross, Premier of Ontario George Howard Ferguson and numerous other members of the Ontario government and Canadian government. Union Station was built by Canadian Pacific Railway and Grand Trunk Railway. The architects were G.A. Ross, R.H. MacDonald, Hugh Jones, and John M. Lyle. Like many stations of its period, it is in the manner of the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.
Union Station is eight storeys tall and features a massive lobby known as the Great Hall , numerous corridors at the top, and a shooting gallery used by CN police on the seventh floor. Although the station was a transportation hub for trains, that role was expanded to include the subway in 1954, and GO Transit in later decades. The primary function of Union Station is now to act as a terminus for commuters on GO Transit. It continues to serve as a hub for rail travellers, and many railway companies have their offices within the building.
Union Station is one of the only large railway stations in North America to use through-train operation. That is, the train platforms are through lines rather then lines which terminate in the station, as in stub-end operation.
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