Denver Union Station

Denver Union Station is the main railway station and central transportation hub in Denver, Colorado. It is located at 17th and Wynkoop Streets in the present-day LoDo district and includes the historic station house, a modern open-air train shed, a 22-gate underground bus station, and light rail station. A station was first opened on the site on June 1, 1881, but burned down in 1894. The current structure was erected in two stages, with an enlarged central portion completed in 1914.

Denver Union Station
Amtrak and RTD Rail station
Front of historic station building
General information
Location1701 Wynkoop Street
Denver, Colorado
United States
Coordinates39°45′11″N 105°00′00″W
Owned byRegional Transportation District
Platforms2 side platforms, 3 island platforms (Amtrak/commuter rail)
1 side platform, 1 island platform (light rail)
Tracks8 (Amtrak/commuter rail)
3 (light rail)
Bus stands22
Connections
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DEN
History
OpenedMay 1881 (1881-05)
Rebuilt1914, 2010–2014
Passengers
FY 2022104,513 annually (Amtrak)
201937,531 (avg. weekday) (RTD Rail)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fraser–Winter Park
toward Emeryville
 California Zephyr Fort Morgan
toward Chicago
Winter Park Resort
Terminus
 Winter Park Express
(winter only)
 Terminus
Preceding station Rocky Mountaineer Following station
Glenwood Springs
towards Moab
 Rockies to the Red Rocks Terminus
Preceding station RTD Following station
Terminus A Line 38th & Blake
toward Denver Airport
B Line 41st & Fox
toward Westminster
G Line 41st & Fox
toward Wheat Ridge/Ward
N Line 48th & Brighton/National Western Center
toward Eastlake/124th
Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens
toward RidgeGate Parkway
 E Line Terminus
Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens
toward JeffCo Gov't Cntr•Golden
 W Line
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Fraser–Winter Park
toward Los Angeles
 Desert Wind
Discontinued in 1997
 Fort Morgan
toward Chicago
Fraser–Winter Park
1977-1991
toward Seattle
 Pioneer
Discontinued in 1997
Greeley
1991-1997
toward Seattle
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Terminus Denver Branch South Denver
toward La Junta
Denver Branch
(major stations)
 Colorado Springs
toward La Junta
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Terminus Main Line Derby
toward Chicago
Denver – Teague Littleton
toward Teague
Westminster
toward Wendover
 Wendover – Denver
(Colorado and Southern Railway)		 Terminus
Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line
Via Union Pacific Railroad
 Limon
toward Chicago
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Fraser
toward Ogden
 Moffat Tunnel Route Terminus
Littleton
toward Ogden
 Royal Gorge Route
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Kansas Pacific Railway Kiowa Station
toward Kansas City
Henderson
toward Cheyenne
 Cheyenne – Denver Terminus
St. Vrains
toward Boulder
 Boulder – Denver
Preceding station RTD Following station
Ball Arena–Elitch Gardens
toward Littleton–Mineral
 C Line Terminus
Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location17th St. at Wynkoop, Denver, Colorado
Area25.1 acres (10.2 ha)
Built1881
ArchitectTaylor, A.; Fairfield & Burton
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts, Classical Revival, Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.74000571
CSRHP No.5DV.114
Added to NRHPNovember 20, 1974
Location

In 2012, the station underwent a major renovation transforming it into the centerpiece of a new transit-oriented mixed-use development built on the site's former railyards. The historic station house reopened in the summer of 2014, hosting the 112-room Crawford Hotel, restaurants and retailers.

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