Central Station Explained

Central station is a common name for a railway station.

Central Station may also refer to:

Railway stations

Africa

• Maputo Central Railway Station, Mozambique

Asia

Hong Kong

• Central station (MTR), on the MTR metro system

India

• • • Chennai Central railway station Chennai Central metro station
• Mangalore Central railway station
• Mumbai Central railway station
  • Mumbai Central metro station
• Central metro station, of Kolkata Metro Line 1, in Kolkata
• Central Park metro station, 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 Sentral MRT station (MRT and bus hub)

Philippines

• Central Terminal station (Line 1), in Manila

Taiwan

• Central Signal railway station, in Shihzih Township, Pingtung County

Thailand

• Bang Sue Central Station
• Bangkok Railway Station

Europe

Belgium

• Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, in Antwerp
• Brussels Central Station

Denmark

• Aarhus Central Station, in Aarhus
• Copenhagen Central Station, in Copenhagen

Finland

• Helsinki Central railway station
• Central Railway Station metro station (Helsinki)

Netherlands

• Amsterdam Centraal station
• Amersfoort Centraal railway station
• Arnhem Centraal railway station
• Den Haag Centraal railway station (line E)
• Eindhoven Centraal railway station
• Leiden Centraal railway station
• Rotterdam Centraal station (lines D and E)
• Utrecht Centraal railway station

Norway

• Oslo Central Station, in Oslo
• Trondheim Central Station, in Trondheim

United Kingdom

• Belfast Central railway station, now named Lanyon Place railway station
• Birkenhead Central railway station
• Burnley Central railway station
• Cardiff Central railway station
• Central railway station (London), closed
• Coatbridge Central railway station
• Dumbarton Central railway station
• Exeter Central railway station
• Finchley Central tube station
• Folkestone Central railway station
• Gainsborough Central railway station
• Glasgow Central station
• Gravesend railway station, once called Gravesend Central
• Greenock Central railway station
• Hackney Central railway station
• Hamilton Central railway station
• Heathrow Central railway station
• Helensburgh Central railway station
• Hendon Central tube station
• Hounslow Central tube station
• Hyde Central railway station
• Leicester Central railway station
• Lincoln Central railway station
• Liverpool Central railway station
• Manchester Central railway station
• Milton Keynes Central railway station
• New Mills Central railway station
• Newcastle railway station, formerly Newcastle Central
  • Central Station Metro station (Tyne and Wear Metro)
• Partick Central railway station, (closed)
• Redcar Central railway station
• Rugby Central railway station, (closed)
• Rotherham Central railway station
• St Helens Central railway station
• St Helens Central (GCR) railway station
• Southend Central railway station
• Southampton Central railway station
• Telford Central railway station
• Tunbridge Wells railway station, once called Tunbridge Wells Central
• Walthamstow Central station
• Warrington Central railway station
• Wembley Central station
• Windsor & Eton Central railway station
• Wrexham Central railway station

North America

Canada

• Central station (Edmonton), Alberta
• Coquitlam Central station, British Columbia
• Kitchener Central Station, Ontario
• Ottawa Central Station, a former intercity bus station (closed 2021 and demolished)
• Montreal Central Station, Quebec
• Pacific Central Station, Vancouver, British Columbia
• Surrey Central station, British Columbia

Cuba

• Havana Central railway station

Mexico

• Central metro station (Monterrey)
• Eje Central metro station, Mexico City

United States

Arizona

• Central Station, in Phoenix

California

• Central Station (Los Angeles), in Los Angeles

Florida

• Central station (Jacksonville Skyway), in Jacksonville

Illinois

• Central Station, Chicago, a neighborhood in Chicago
  • Central Station (Chicago terminal), in Chicago
  • Central station (CTA Green Line), in Chicago
  • Central station (CTA Congress Line), in Chicago
  • Central station (CTA Purple Line), in Evanston
  • Grand Central Station (Chicago), station for Baltimore and Ohio and other railroads, to 1969
  • Great Central Station, 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, in Boston, (at one point called South Central Station)
• Central Station, a proposed station in Boston
• Central station (MBTA), in Cambridge
• Central Avenue station (MBTA), in Milton

Minnesota

• Central station (Metro Transit), in St. Paul

Michigan

• Michigan Central Station, in Detroit

New York

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

Tennessee

• Memphis Central Station, in Memphis

Texas

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

Oceania

Australia

• Central railway station, Brisbane
• Central railway station, Sydney
• Gawler Central railway station, Adelaide
• Melbourne Central railway station
• Springfield Central railway station, Ipswich
• Wynnum Central railway station, Brisbane

South America

Argentina

• Central Station (Buenos Aires), former railway station

Brazil

• Central station (Belo Horizonte Metro)
• Central station (Federal District Metro)

Other uses

Structures, establishments

• Central Station (Sebring, Florida), U.S., a historic fire station
• Central Police Station (Hong Kong) or Tai Kwun, a cultural and shopping destination
• Alarm monitoring center, also called a central monitoring station
• Power stations 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
• Central Station Records, an Australian dance music label

Other

• Central Station (online service), a network gaming portal for the PlayStation 2
• Central Station Design, a design company in Manchester, England

See also

• Central Bus Station (disambiguation), a list of bus stations containing the word "Central"
• Grand Central Station (disambiguation)
• Central Terminal (disambiguation)