Chicago Union Station

Chicago Union Station is an intercity and commuter rail terminal located in the West Loop neighborhood of the Near West Side of Chicago. Amtrak's flagship station in the Midwest, Union Station is the terminus of eight national long-distance routes and seven regional corridor routes. Six Metra commuter lines also terminate here.

Chicago Union Station
Amtrak intercity and Metra commuter rail terminal
General information
Location225 South Canal Street,
Chicago, Illinois
Owned byAmtrak
Operated byAmtrak, Metra
Line(s)C&M Subdivision
Chicago Subdivision
Platforms30 island platforms
Tracks24 (14 South Concourse, 10 North Concourse)
ConnectionsChicago "L":
CTA Buses, Amtrak Thruway, Pace, Megabus, Greyhound
Construction
ParkingPaid
Bicycle facilities3 Divvy bikeshare stations
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: CHI
IATA codeZUN
Fare zone1 (Metra)
Websitechicagounionstation.com
History
OpenedMay 16, 1925 (1925-05-16)
Passengers
FY 20222,359,084 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Blue Water New Buffalo
toward Port Huron
Capitol Limited South Bend
toward Washington, D.C.
Cardinal Dyer
toward New York
Lake Shore Limited South Bend
toward New York or Boston South
Pere Marquette St. Joseph
toward Grand Rapids
Wolverine Hammond–Whiting
toward Pontiac
Naperville
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr Terminus
Homewood
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans
Glenview
toward Seattle or Portland
Empire Builder
Glenview
toward Milwaukee
Hiawatha Service
Homewood
toward Carbondale
Illini and Saluki
La Grange Road
toward Quincy
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
Summit
toward St. Louis
Lincoln Service
Naperville
toward Los Angeles
Southwest Chief
Joliet
toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
Texas Eagle
Preceding station Metra Following station
Halsted Street
Weekday limited
toward Aurora
BNSF Terminus
Summit
toward Joliet
Heritage Corridor
Weekday rush hours
Western Avenue
toward Fox Lake
Milwaukee District North
Western Avenue Milwaukee District West
Western Avenue
toward Antioch
North Central Service
Weekdays
Wrightwood
toward Manhattan
SouthWest Service
Weekdays
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Hoosier State
Discontinued in 2019
Dyer
Kentucky Cardinal
Discontinued in 2003
Dyer
toward Louisville
Pennsylvanian
1998–2003
Hammond–Whiting
Three Rivers
1995–2005
Hammond–Whiting
toward New York
International Hammond–Whiting
1982–2001
toward Toronto
Niles
2001–2004
toward Toronto
Lake Cities
1980–2004
Hammond–Whiting
toward Pontiac
Twilight Limited
1976–2004
Hammond–Whiting
toward Pontiac
Broadway Limited
Discontinued in 1995
Hammond–Whiting
toward New York
Lake Shore South Bend
Calumet
Discontinued in 1991
Hammond–Whiting
toward Valparaiso
Mountaineer
1975–1977
Peru
toward Norfolk
James Whitcomb Riley
1974–1977
Peru
toward Washington, D.C.
James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1972–1974
Homewood
toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News
Floridian Logansport
1971–1975
toward St. Petersburg or Miami
Lafayette
1975–1979
toward St. Petersburg or Miami
Elmhurst
1974-1981
toward Dubuque
Black Hawk
1974–1981
Terminus
Glenview
2000-2001
toward Janesville
Lake Country Limited
Joliet (Union Station)
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star
Discontinued in 1979
Joliet (Union Station)
toward Laredo or Houston
Inter-American
Discontinued in 1981
Naperville
toward Los Angeles
Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
Naperville
toward Seattle
Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Glenview
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha
Discontinued in 1979
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
La Grange
toward Denver
Main Line Terminus
La Grange
toward Minneapolis
Minneapolis – Chicago
Halsted Street
toward Aurora
Suburban Service
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Western Avenue
towards Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Terminus
Western Avenue
towards Omaha
Omaha Chicago
Western Avenue
towards Milwaukee
Chicago – Milwaukee
Western Avenue
towards Walworth
Suburban Service
North Line
Western Avenue
towards Elgin
Suburban Service
West Line
Fullerton Avenue
towards Llewellyn Park
Chicago Evanston
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Englewood
toward New York or Exchange Place
Valparaiso Local Garfield Boulevard
toward Valparaiso
Chicago – Columbus Englewood
toward Columbus
Chicago Cincinnati Englewood
toward Cincinnati
Chicago – Louisville Englewood
toward Louisville
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Halsted Street
toward St. Louis
Main Line Terminus
Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station
47th Street
toward Orland Park
Orland Park Cannonball Terminus
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Glenview
toward St. Paul
TCMC Terminus
La Grange Road
toward Moline
Quad Cities
Proposed
Interactive map highlighting Chicago Union Station
Coordinates41°52′43″N 87°38′25″W
ArchitectD. H. Burnham & Company and successors
Architectural style(s)Beaux-Arts
Chicago Landmark
DesignatedMay 1, 2002

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, and the busiest outside of the Northeast Corridor. It handles about 140,000 passengers on an average weekday (including 10,000 Amtrak passengers). It has Bedford limestone Beaux-Arts facades, and an interior with massive Corinthian columns, marble floors, and a Great Hall, highlighted by brass lamps.

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.

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