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South facade of the head house |
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| Location | 225 South Canal Street,
Chicago, Illinois |
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| Owned by | Amtrak |
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| Operated by | Amtrak, Metra |
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| Line(s) | C&M Subdivision (North Concourse)
Chicago Subdivision (South Concourse) |
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| Platforms | 30 island platforms |
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| Tracks | 24 (14 South Concourse, 10 North Concourse)[1] |
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| Connections | Chicago "L":
- Blue at Clinton
- Brown Orange Pink Purple at Quincy
CTA Buses, Amtrak Thruway, Pace, Megabus, Greyhound |
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| Parking | Paid |
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| Bicycle facilities | 3 Divvy bikeshare stations |
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| Accessible | Yes |
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| Station code | Amtrak: CHI |
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| IATA code | ZUN |
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| Fare zone | 1 (Metra) |
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| Website | chicagounionstation.com |
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| Opened | 1881 (original station)
May 16, 1925 (1925-05-16) (current station) |
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| FY 2024 | 3,011,972[2] (Amtrak) |
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Amtrak
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Following station
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Blue Water
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New Buffalo toward Port Huron
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Cardinal
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Dyer
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Floridian
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South Bend toward Miami
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Lake Shore Limited
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South Bend
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Pere Marquette
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St. Joseph toward Grand Rapids
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Wolverine
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Hammond–Whiting toward Pontiac
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| Glenview toward St. Paul
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Borealis
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Terminus
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| Naperville toward Emeryville
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California Zephyr
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| Homewood toward New Orleans
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City of New Orleans
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| Glenview toward Seattle or Portland
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Empire Builder
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| Glenview toward Milwaukee
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Hiawatha
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| Homewood toward Carbondale
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Illini and Saluki
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| LaGrange Road toward Quincy
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Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
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| Summit toward St. Louis
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Lincoln Service
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| Naperville toward Los Angeles
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Southwest Chief
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| Joliet toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
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Texas Eagle
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Metra
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Following station
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| Halsted Street toward Aurora
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BNSF
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Terminus
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| Summit toward Joliet
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Heritage Corridor Weekday rush hours
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| Western Avenue toward Fox Lake
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Milwaukee District North
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| Western Avenue toward Big Timber Road
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Milwaukee District West
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| Western Avenue toward Antioch
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North Central Service Weekdays
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| Wrightwood toward Manhattan
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SouthWest Service Weekdays
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Amtrak
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Following station
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Capitol Limited 1981–2024
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South Bend
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Cardinal
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Gary 1982–1986
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Hoosier State 1980–2019
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Dyer toward Indianapolis
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Kentucky Cardinal 1999–2003
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Dyer toward Louisville
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Pennsylvanian 1998–2003
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Hammond–Whiting
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Three Rivers 1995–2005
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Hammond–Whiting
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International
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Hammond–Whiting 1982–2001
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Lake Cities 1980–2004
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Hammond–Whiting toward Pontiac
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Twilight Limited 1976–2004
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Hammond–Whiting toward Pontiac
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Broadway Limited Discontinued in 1995
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Hammond–Whiting
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Lake Shore 1971–1972
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South Bend
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Calumet Discontinued in 1991
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Hammond–Whiting toward Valparaiso
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Mountaineer 1975–1977
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Peru toward Norfolk
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James Whitcomb Riley 1974–1977
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Peru
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James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington 1972–1974
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Homewood
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Floridian
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Logansport 1972–1975 toward St. Petersburg or Miami
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| Lafayette 1975–1979 toward St. Petersburg or Miami
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| Elmhurst 1974-1981 toward Dubuque
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Black Hawk 1974–1981
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Terminus
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| Glenview toward Janesville
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Lake Country Limited 2000-2001
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| Joliet (Union Station) toward Dallas or Houston
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Lone Star 1974–1979
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| Joliet (Union Station) toward Laredo or Houston
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Inter-American 1973–1981
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| Naperville toward Los Angeles
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Desert Wind 1979–1997
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| Naperville toward Seattle
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Pioneer 1977–1997
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| Glenview toward Seattle
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North Coast Hiawatha 1971–1979
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Burlington Route
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Following station
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| La Grange toward Denver
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Main Line
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Terminus
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| Aurora toward Oakland
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California Zephyr
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| La Grange toward Minneapolis
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Minneapolis – Chicago
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| Halsted Street toward Aurora
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Suburban Service
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Milwaukee Road
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Following station
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| Western Avenue toward Seattle or Tacoma
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Main Line
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Terminus
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| Western Avenue toward Omaha
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Omaha – Chicago
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| Western Avenue toward Milwaukee
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Chicago – Milwaukee
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| Western Avenue toward Walworth
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Suburban Service North Line
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| Western Avenue toward Elgin
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Suburban Service West Line
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| Fullerton Avenue toward Llewellyn Park
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Chicago – Evanston
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Following station
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| Terminus
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Main Line
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Englewood toward New York or Exchange Place
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Valparaiso Local
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Garfield Boulevard toward Valparaiso
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Chicago – Columbus
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Englewood toward Columbus
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Chicago – Cincinnati
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Englewood toward Cincinnati
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Chicago – Louisville
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Englewood toward Louisville
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Alton Railroad
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Following station
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| Halsted Street toward St. Louis
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Main Line
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Terminus
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Norfolk and Western Railway
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Following station
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| 47th Street toward Orland Park
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Orland Park Cannonball
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Amtrak
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Following station
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| LaGrange Road toward Moline
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Quad Cities Proposed
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Terminus
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Interactive map highlighting Chicago Union Station |
| Coordinates | 41°52′43″N 87°38′25″W / 41.87861°N 87.64028°W / 41.87861; -87.64028 |
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| Architect | D. H. Burnham & Company and successors |
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| Architectural style(s) | Beaux-Arts |
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| Designated | May 1, 2002 |
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MDW to Big Timber Road
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NCS to Antioch
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MDN to Fox Lake
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St. Charles Air Line Br.
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Platform for mail use
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Yard tracks; former tracks
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- ^ a b Empire Builder, Borealis, Hiawatha
- ^ a b California Zephyr, Illinois Zephyr/Carl Sandburg, Southwest Chief
- ^ a b Blue Water, Floridian, Lake Shore Limited, Pere Marquette, Wolverine,
Cardinal, City of New Orleans, Illini/Saluki, Lincoln Service, Texas Eagle
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Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago, United States. Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest, Union Station is the terminus of eight national long-distance routes and eight regional corridor routes. Six Metra commuter lines also terminate here.
Union Station is just west of the Chicago River between West Adams Street and West Jackson Boulevard, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. Including approach and storage tracks, it covers about nine and a half city blocks (mostly underground, beneath streets and skyscrapers, some built with the earliest usage of railway air rights).
The present station opened in 1925, replacing an earlier union station on this site built in 1881. The station is the fourth-busiest rail station in the United States, after Pennsylvania Station, Grand Central Terminal, and Jamaica station in New York City,[3] and the busiest outside of the Northeast Corridor. It handles about 140,000 passengers on an average weekday (including 10,000 Amtrak passengers).[4] It has Bedford limestone Beaux-Arts facades, and an interior with massive Corinthian columns, marble floors, and a Great Hall, highlighted by brass lamps.[5]
The station connects to multiple transit authorities including the Chicago Transit Authority bus and Chicago L lines, Metra, Pace, Greyhound, and more either within the station or within walking distance.