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Saint Paul Union Depot

Union Depot
Union Depot Mntg.png
Location 214 Fourth Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
 United States
Coordinates 44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W / 44.94778; -93.08611
Owned by Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Operated by Jones Lang LaSalle
Line(s) Empire Builder
Platforms 9 historically
3 currently
Tracks 18 historically
2 currently
Bus routes 3, 16, 21, 54, 63, 70, 94, 262, 350, 351, 361, 364 and 417 Bus transport Metro Transit
480, 484 and 489 Bus transport MVTA
Bus stands 6
Bus operators Bus transport Metro Transit
Bus transport MVTA
Bus transport Jefferson Lines
Bus transport Greyhound
Bus transport Megabus
Construction
Parking 12 short term and 1000 long term parking spaces
Bicycle facilities Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code MSP
Website http://www.uniondepot.org/
History
Opened Original depot: 1881
Current structure built 1917–1923
Rebuilt 2011
Previous names SPUD
Traffic
Passengers (2016) 96,539 Increase 4.8% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
Empire Builder
toward Chicago
Metro Transit
toward Target Field
Green Line Terminus
  Former services  
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad
Terminus
Minneapolis – St. Paul Line
Rock Island Line
Terminus
Minneapolis – Houston
toward Dallas and Houston
Union Depot
Saint Paul Union Depot is located in Minnesota
Saint Paul Union Depot
Saint Paul Union Depot is located in the US
Saint Paul Union Depot
Location 214 Fourth Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W / 44.94778; -93.08611Coordinates: 44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W / 44.94778; -93.08611
Built 1917
Architect Charles S. Frost
Architectural style Classical Revival
Part of Lowertown Historic District (#83000935)
NRHP Reference # 74001040
Added to NRHP December 18, 1974

Saint Paul's Union Depot is an historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub located in the Lowertown neighborhood of the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. It serves inter-city rail, inter-city bus, and local bus services. The METRO Green Line light rail has a stop outside the station's headhouse.

At one time the Saint Paul Union Depot Company controlled 9.24 miles (14.87 km) of St. Paul trackage and terminal facilities, including the depot building. The company was operated in tandem with the Minnesota Transfer Railway Company, with effective control of both properties exercised by the same board, composed of representatives of the nine tenants.

The 4th Street entrance to Union Depot, the headhouse, designed by architect Charles Sumner Frost, is neoclassical in style. The concourse and the waiting room that extend over the tracks are viewed as a great architectural achievements. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is also a contributing property to the Lowertown Historic District.

In 1971, Amtrak consolidated all passenger rail service for the Twin Cities at the Great Northern Station in Minneapolis, and in 1978 moved to the Midway Station about halfway between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul. Amtrak service moved to the Union Depot on May 7, 2014.

Union Depot also serves Metro Transit, MVTA, Jefferson Lines, Greyhound, and MegaBus.


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