Indianapolis Union Station

The Indianapolis Union Station is an intercity train station in the Wholesale District of Indianapolis, Indiana. The terminal is served by Amtrak's Cardinal line, passing through Indianapolis three times weekly.

Indianapolis Union Station
Union Station, 2022
General information
Location350 South Illinois Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Owned byCity of Indianapolis
Platforms1 island platform (formerly more)
Tracks2 (formerly 12)
Connections Burlington Trailways
Greyhound Lines
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: IND
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1853 (1853-09-20)
Rebuilt1888, 1984, 2002
Passengers
FY 202210,881 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Crawfordsville
toward Chicago
 Cardinal Connersville
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Crawfordsville
toward Chicago
 Hoosier State Terminus
Kentucky Cardinal Jeffersonville
toward Louisville
Terre Haute
toward Kansas City
 National Limited Richmond
toward New York or Washington, D.C.
Logansport
toward Chicago
 Floridian
1971–1975
 Louisville
toward St. Petersburg or Miami
Lafayette
toward Chicago
 James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1971–1974
 Cincinnati (River Road)
toward Washington, D.C. or Newport News
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Speedway
toward Springfield
 Springfield – Hamilton New Palestine
toward Hamilton
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Frances
toward Effingham
 Effingham – Indianapolis Terminus
Preceding station Monon Railroad Following station
Massachusetts Avenue
toward Monon
 Monon – Indianapolis Terminus
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Terre Haute
toward St. Louis
 Big Four Route
Main Line
 Muncie
toward Cleveland
Avon
toward St. Louis
 Lawrence
toward Cleveland
Augusta
toward Chicago
 Chicago – Cincinnati Beech Grove
toward Cincinnati
Brownsburg
toward Peoria
 Peoria & Eastern Railway Terminus
Terminus Indianapolis – Springfield Mt. Comfort
toward Springfield, OH
Preceding station Nickel Plate Road Following station
Massachusetts Avenue
toward Michigan City
 Michigan City – Indianapolis Terminus
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lebanon
toward Chicago
 Chicago – Louisville Southport
toward Louisville
Bridgeport
toward St. Louis
 St. Louis – Pittsburgh Cumberland
toward Pittsburgh
Lebanon
toward South Bend
 South Bend – Indianapolis Terminus
Maywood
toward Vincennes
 Vincennes – Indianapolis
Indianapolis Union Railroad Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location39 Jackson Place,
Indianapolis
Coordinates39°45′47″N 86°9′34″W
Area1.3 acres (0.5 ha)
Built1886–1888 (head house); 1915–1922 (train shed)
ArchitectThomas Rodd
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.74000032
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1974

Indianapolis was the first city in the world to devise a union station, in 1848. The station building opened on September 20, 1853, at 39 Jackson Place, operated by the Indianapolis Union Railway. A much larger Richardsonian Romanesque station was designed by Pittsburgh architect Thomas Rodd and constructed at the same location beginning in November 1886 and opening in September 1888. The head house (main waiting area and office) and clock tower of this second station still stand today.

Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier, continues to serve Union Station from a waiting area beneath the train shed. It is served by the Cardinal (Chicago–New York City, via Cincinnati and Washington, DC), and was the eastern terminus of the Hoosier State until its discontinuation on June 30, 2019.

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