Quebec
Capitale-Nationale
Quebec City

Palace Station

Gare du Palais is a train and bus station in , , Canada. Its name comes from its proximity to the former location of the Palace of the Intendant of New France.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Quebec City, Canada
  • Also known as: “Canadian Pacific Railway Station”, “Du Palais Station”, “Gare de Quebec”, “Gare de Québec”, “Gare du Pacifique canadien”, “Gare du Palais”, “Gare Union”, “Palais Station”, “Quebec Railway Station”, and “Union Station and New Palace Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Quebec City Courthouse and Québec City Hall.

Courthouse
Photo: Aquastephie, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 170 metres west of Palace Station.

Town hall
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The City Hall of Quebec City is the seat of local government in , , Canada. It was inaugurated on September 15, 1896 in the Old Quebec neighbourhood. is situated 630 metres southeast of Palace Station.

Theater building
Photo: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a large-scale performing arts venue in the center of , Québec, Canada. Coarchitecture, In Situ, Jacques Plante Architects, OPI, Trizart Alliance, and Tetra Tech were chosen as the project's primary architects and structural designers to meet Quebec City's expanding needs for leisure, entertainment, and urban development. is situated 530 metres south of Palace Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plains of Abraham and Lévis.

Locality
Photo: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic area within in Quebec City, Quebec, . It was established on 17 March 1908. The land is the site of the Battle of the , which took place on 13 September 1759, but hundreds of acres of the fields became used for grazing, housing, and minor industrial structures. is situated 2½ km southwest of Palace Station.

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is a city of 149,700 in the region of , located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, opposite . A ferry links Old Quebec with Old , and two bridges, the Quebec Bridge and the Pierre-Laporte Bridge, connect western with Quebec City.

Suburb
is a former city in central , . It was amalgamated into in 2002. It is located within the Borough of Les Rivières. Population : 11,504 , a shopping centre is located in . is situated 3½ km west of Palace Station.

Palace Station

Latitude
46.81768° or 46° 49′ 4″ north
Longitude
-71.21413° or 71° 12′ 51″ west
Elevation
12 metres (39 feet)
IATA airport code
XLJ
Open location code
87RCRQ9P+38
Open­Street­Map ID
way 33893247
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­train_station
Geo­Names ID
8504573
Wiki­data ID
Q276785
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