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Toronto, ON:( TWO) me caf L T

CONNECTIONS Bus, rail and taxi stand at station

Car Rental

offers station pickup: 416-425-3777 Hertz: 800-263-0600 National: 416-364-4191

Oakville, ON:( OKL) meia

Aldershot, ON:( AST) me c i L R

Grimsby, ON:( GMS) m

St. Catherines, ON:( SCA) me c i R

Niagara Falls, ON:( NFS) me i R

DAILY DEPARTURES Maple Leaf

Montreal, QC:( MTR) m B e caf L T

CONNECTIONS Underground metro and bus station via pedestrian passageway

Taxi Service Available

Car Rental Hertz: 514-937-1717

St. Lambert, QC:( SLO) me c a i L R

DAILY DEPARTURES Adirondack

VISITOR RESOURCES seetorontonow. com tourisme-montreal. org

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At the end of the Adirondack line lies Canada’ s cultural capital of Montréal. The Maple Leaf line transports you to the multinational metropolis of Toronto. Here are highlights of both.

WHAT’ S NEW ▼

This May in Montréal, a new observatory space— Au Sommet Place Ville

Marie— opens atop an iconic building, offering extraordinary downtown views( ausommetplacevillemarie. com). Get a different view riding the new MTL

Zipline over the St-Laurent River( mtlzipline. com). On ground, an interactive historical art installation, Montréal en Histoires— Cité Mémoire features 20

tableaux using innovative 3D projections( montrealenhistoires. com).

Toronto welcomes 150 + top players in the NHL this September for the 2016 World Cup of Hockey( nhl. com). The Toronto Zoo recently welcomed the birth of the first giant panda cubs born in Canada, as well as polar bear and lion cubs( torontozoo. com). At the Eaton Centre, Canada’ s first Saks Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom stores open this year( cfshops. com).

WHAT’ S NEARBY ▼

In Montréal, the train station is located adjacent the Mary Queen of the World Cathedral( cathedralecatholiquedemontreal. org). Hockey fans flock to nearby Centre Bell, home of the Montréal Canadiens and the Hall of Fame exhibits( centrebell. ca). The station is part of the Underground City, connected to miles of shopping, dining, and entertainment.

In Toronto, Union Station is connected to downtown via the subterranean PATH system and footbridges. Within a ten-minute walk you’ ll reach CN Tower— the world’ s tallest structure( cntower. ca), as well as Ripley’ s Aquarium of Canada( ripleyaquariums. com). South of that is Harborfront Centre, an arts and entertainment venue( harbourfrontcentre. com).

Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History

Ripley ' s Aquarium of Canada

WHAT’ S NOT TO MISS ▼

Montréal ' s history can be appreciated in Old Montréal, where the Notre-Dame

Basilica has stood as a Gothic Revival masterpiece since 1824( notre-damebasilica. ca). The Pointe-à-Callière museum of archeology and history takes visitors from the 14th century to present day via multimedia technology( pacmusee. qc. ca).

Toronto observes several anniversaries this year, including the Toronto Blue

Jays 40th Season( toronto. bluejays. mlb. com), and the 100th for the Toronto

Maple Leafs( nhl. com). It’ s also the 10th anniversary of the global multi-arts Luminato Festival( luminatofestival. com), and the 20th Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, the world’ s largest photography event( scotiabankcontactphoto. com).

CROSS BORDER TRAVEL ▼

Documentation Required: If you are crossing the border by land or sea, including on Amtrak trains and Thruway services, you must have one secure Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative-compliant document that proves both citizenship and identity.

For United States citizens 16 or over, this document must be one of the following: passport, passport card, trusted traveler card( NEXUS, SENTRI or FAST), enhanced driver’ s license, merchant mariner document, US military ID with military orders, or form I-827( American Indian card).

For Canadian citizens, this document must be one of the following: passport, trusted traveler card, or enhanced driver’ s license. For citizens of other countries, a passport, and in many cases a visa, are required. A passenger 15 and younger who does not have one of the above may present a copy of his or her birth certificate only.

For the most current and further information and to determine what is required for your particular situation( including permanent residents and others not mentioned above), contact the appropriate US or Canadian government agencies prior to travel.

An Amtrak brochure with additional details,“ Important Information on Crossing the Border between the United States and Canada,” is available. Ask for it from an Amtrak agent.

Other Details: Passengers under 18 not traveling with both parents require a letter from any parent not present giving permission to cross the border. If one parent is deceased, bringing a copy of the death certificate will minimize questioning and delay at the border. Children under 18 may not cross the US-Canadian border unaccompanied.

Amtrak and VIA Rail Canada will require your date of birth, your country of citizenship, and your identification information. This will be entered into your reservation record and provided to border authorities. If you do not provide this information we are unable to accept payment or issue your ticket. Admission into either country is solely at the discretion of border authorities, and possession of required documentation and the provision of required information in no way guarantees entry. Neither Amtrak nor VIA Rail Canada nor any other carrier is in any way liable if you are denied entry or removed from the train or bus.

PHOTOS:( AQUARIUM) TOURISM TORONOTO;( POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE) © POINTE-À-CALLIÈRE, MONTRÉAL MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY