- Sleeper trains
- Stops
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg Union by sleeper train
The Canadian's halfway point, at a 1911 station right on the doorstep of The Forks, where the rivers meet.
Reasons to get off here
- The Forks National Historic Site, with its market, restaurants and riverside walks
- Winnipeg Art Gallery's collection of Inuit sculpture and art
- Winnipeg Rail Museum, on tracks 1 and 2 of the station
- Halfway and crew-change point: a natural place to split the journey
- The Forks is right on the doorstep
- Union Station itself, by the architects of New York's Grand Central
- Winnipeg Transit buses at Main Street and Broadway
When the night train calls
| Train | Direction | Arrives | Leaves | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Canadian | Toronto → Vancouver | Day 2 · 19:30 | Twice a week, all year |
Local times from each operator’s published timetable; see each route page for sources.
Check your date before travelling.
Sioux Lookout
The 'Hub of the North': a lakeland town that's the gateway to fly-in fishing lodges and wilderness cabins.
Stop-off guide →Next stop · The CanadianMelville
A small prairie railway town and a brief ten-minute call; there is little reason to stop off here.
Stop-off guide →Winnipeg Union, answered
The Canadian.
Times in both directions are below.
The Canadian's halfway point, at a 1911 station right on the doorstep of The Forks, where the rivers meet.
We would allow: two or three days.
Usually only by booking two separate journeys: most sleeper fares are for one train on one date, and you cannot get off and rejoin the same ticket the next night.
Check the fare rules with the operator when you book.