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Los Angeles Union Station

Los Angeles Union Station
Amtrak, Metrolink and LA Metro station
Union Station profile, LA, CA, jjron 22.03.2012.jpg
Main building and gardens
Location Amtrak/Metrolink
800 North Alameda Street
Metro
801 Vignes Street
Los Angeles, California 90012
United States
Coordinates 34°03′19″N 118°14′07″W / 34.05515°N 118.23525°W / 34.05515; -118.23525
Owned by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Line(s) Metro Rail:
Red Line Red Line 
Purple Line Purple Line 
Gold Line Gold Line 
Metro Busway:
Silver Line Silver Line 
Metrolink:
     91 Line
     Antelope Valley Line
     Orange County Line
     Riverside Line
     San Bernardino Line
     Ventura County Line
Amtrak:
     Coast Starlight
     Southwest Chief
     Sunset Limited
     Texas Eagle
     Pacific Surfliner
Platforms 6 island platforms (Amtrak/Metrolink)
1 island platform (Metro Gold Line)
1 island platform (Metro Red/Purple Lines)
1 island platform (Metro Silver Line)
Tracks 12 (Amtrak/Metrolink)
2 (Metro Gold Line)
2 (Metro Red/Purple Lines)
Construction
Parking 3,000 spaces
Bicycle facilities 74 bike rack spaces
20 locker spaces
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: LAX
History
Opened May 3, 1939; 77 years ago (May 3, 1939)
Traffic
Passengers (2015) 1,589,391 Increase 2.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Seattle
Coast Starlight Terminus
Terminus Southwest Chief
toward Chicago
Sunset Limited
toward New Orleans
Texas Eagle
toward Chicago
Pacific Surfliner
Metrolink
Terminus 91 Line
toward South Perris
Orange County Line
toward Oceanside
Riverside Line
San Bernardino Line
toward Lancaster
Antelope Valley Line Terminus
toward East Ventura
Ventura County Line
LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Rail
Red Line Terminus
Purple Line
toward Atlantic
Gold Line
LAMetroLogo.svg Metro Busway
(with interim stops)
Silver Line
(street service)
toward El Monte
Preceding station   California High-Speed Rail   Following station
Glendale
toward San Francisco
  Phase I
(planned)
  Anaheim
Terminus
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal
Union Station (Los Angeles) is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Union Station (Los Angeles) is located in California
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Union Station (Los Angeles) is located in the US
Union Station (Los Angeles)
Coordinates 34°03′19″N 118°14′07″W / 34.05515°N 118.23525°W / 34.05515; -118.23525Coordinates: 34°03′19″N 118°14′07″W / 34.05515°N 118.23525°W / 34.05515; -118.23525
Built 1939
Built by Robert E. McKee Inc.
Architect Parkinson, John & Donald B.
Architectural style Moderne, Art Deco, Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP Reference # 80000811
LAHCM # 101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP November 13, 1980
Designated LAHCM August 2, 1972

Los Angeles Union Station (LAUS) is the main railway station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States. It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station and Central Station.

Approved in a controversial ballot measure in 1926 and built in the 1930s, it served to consolidate rail services from a number of railroads (the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific) into one terminal station. Conceived on a grand scale, Union Station became known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" built in the United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Today, the station is a major transportation hub for Southern California, serving almost 110,000 passengers a day. Three of Amtrak's long distance trains originate and terminate here: the Coast Starlight to Seattle, the Southwest Chief and "Texas Eagle" to Chicago, and the Sunset Limited to New Orleans. The state-supported Amtrak California Pacific Surfliner regional trains run frequently to San Diego and also to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The station is the hub of the Metrolink commuter trains, and several Metro Rail subway and light rail lines serve it as well, with more in construction or planning.

The Patsaouras Transit Plaza, on the east side of the station, serves dozens of bus lines operated by Metro and several other municipal carriers.


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