LIUNA Station is a banquet and convention centre in central Hamilton, Ontario.[1] The building opened in 1931 as Hamilton C.N.R. Station and served as a passenger and freight railway station.
LIUNA Station, former CN Railway James Street Station, on the east side of James Street North at Murray Street, was built between 1929 and 1931 by the Canadian National Railway to a design by architect John Schofield.[2]
In 1967, GO Transit took over CN's commuter service between Toronto and Hamilton, and in 1978 all other CN passenger service was transferred to Via Rail.[4]
In 1992, Via Rail closed their Burlington, Hamilton and Dundas stations and consolidated service at the new Aldershot GO Station.[4]
GO Transit closed the James Street station in 1993 and moved any remaining service to the Hamilton GO Centre,[4] only one and a half kilometres directly south on James Street.
The Laborers' International Union of North America (LIUNA) bought and renovated the station, and in 2000, station was reopened as LIUNA Station, an events centre with catering facilities for weddings, dances, and other special events.[4]
^ ab"Hamilton CNR Station". Canada's Historic Places. Parks Canada. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
^(PDF). Hamilton's Heritage. City of Hamilton. August 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2012. (revised March 2007)
^ abcd"CNR James Street Station/LIUNA Station". Hamilton Transit History. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
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Liuna Station homepage
January 01, 1970
liuna, station, banquet, convention, centre, central, hamilton, ontario, building, opened, 1931, hamilton, station, served, passenger, freight, railway, station, former, station, buildinggeneral, informationlocation360, james, street, northhamilton, ontariocan. LIUNA Station is a banquet and convention centre in central Hamilton Ontario 1 The building opened in 1931 as Hamilton C N R Station and served as a passenger and freight railway station LIUNA StationFormer CNR station buildingGeneral informationLocation360 James Street NorthHamilton OntarioCanadaCoordinates43 15 57 N 79 51 53 W 43 2658 N 79 8646 W 43 2658 79 8646Owned byLIUNAHistoryOpened1931Closed1993Former servicesPreceding station Via Rail Following station Burlington1989 1993toward Toronto Maple Leaf Grimsbytoward New York Burlington West1981 1989toward Toronto Preceding station Canadian National Railway Following station Dundastoward Sarnia Grand Trunk RailwayMain Line Oakvilletoward Montreal Stoney Creektoward Suspension Bridge Niagara Falls TorontoLocal stops Aldershottoward Toronto Terminus Hamilton Allandale Aldershottoward Allandale Dundastoward Owen Sound Owen Sound Hamilton Terminus Rymaltoward St Thomas St Thomas Hamilton Preceding station GO Transit Following station Aldershottowards Union Station Lakeshore West1967 1996 Terminus Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editLIUNA Station former CN Railway James Street Station on the east side of James Street North at Murray Street was built between 1929 and 1931 by the Canadian National Railway to a design by architect John Schofield 2 The property is one of the National Historic Sites of Canada and has been designated under the Federal Heritage Railway Stations Protection Act and under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act by City of Hamilton By law 95 115 3 Portions of the building were protected by the Ontario Heritage Trust in 1999 2 In 1967 GO Transit took over CN s commuter service between Toronto and Hamilton and in 1978 all other CN passenger service was transferred to Via Rail 4 In 1992 Via Rail closed their Burlington Hamilton and Dundas stations and consolidated service at the new Aldershot GO Station 4 GO Transit closed the James Street station in 1993 and moved any remaining service to the Hamilton GO Centre 4 only one and a half kilometres directly south on James Street The Laborers International Union of North America LIUNA bought and renovated the station and in 2000 station was reopened as LIUNA Station an events centre with catering facilities for weddings dances and other special events 4 See also editThe adjoining West Harbour GO Station opened in 2015 References edit untitled Archived April 18 2014 at the Wayback Machine a b Hamilton CNR Station Canada s Historic Places Parks Canada Retrieved August 5 2016 List of Designated Properties and Heritage Conservation Easements under the Ontario Heritage Act PDF Hamilton s Heritage City of Hamilton August 2002 Archived from the original PDF on 17 May 2014 Retrieved 6 November 2012 revised March 2007 a b c d CNR James Street Station LIUNA Station Hamilton Transit History Retrieved 25 January 2016 External links edit nbsp Media related to LIUNA Station at Wikimedia Commons Liuna Station homepage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title LIUNA Station amp oldid 1219816917 History, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
