Union Station (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles Union Station
Amtrak, Metrolink and LA Metro station
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   Purple Line   Gold Line  Metro Busway:  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  2.4% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Burbank–Bob Hope Airport toward Seattle Coast Starlight Terminus Terminus Southwest Chief Fullerton toward Chicago Sunset Limited Pomona toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Pomona toward Chicago Glendale toward Goleta or San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Fullerton toward San Diego (Union Station) Terminus 91 Line Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward South Perris Orange County Line Commerce toward Oceanside Riverside Line Montebello/Commerce toward Riverside – Downtown San Bernardino Line Cal State LA toward San Bernardino Glendale toward Lancaster Antelope Valley Line Terminus Glendale toward East Ventura Ventura County Line Metro Rail Civic Center/Grand Park toward North Hollywood Red Line Terminus Civic Center/Grand Park toward Wilshire/Western Purple Line Little Tokyo/Arts District toward Atlantic Gold Line Chinatown toward APU/Citrus College Metro Busway Civic Center/Grand Park (with interim stops) toward Downtown San Pedro Silver Line (street service) LA County+USC Medical Center 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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #101
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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.