Portland Union Station

Portland Union Station
General information
Location800 Northwest Sixth Avenue
Portland, Oregon
United States
Coordinates45°31′44″N 122°40′36″W / 45.529°N 122.6768°W / 45.529; -122.6768
Owned byCity of Portland (Prosper Portland)
Line(s)
Platforms1 side, 2 island platforms
Tracks5
ConnectionsTram interchange MAX Light Rail:
Tram interchange Portland Streetcar
Bus interchange Transit bus services:
The Bus, Central Oregon Breeze, FlixBus, Pacific Crest Lines, POINT, Shuttle Oregon, TriMet, The Wave
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: PDX
History
OpenedFebruary 14, 1896 (1896-02-14)
Rebuilt1996 (1996)
Passengers
FY 2023525,955[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Oregon City
toward Eugene
Amtrak Cascades Vancouver, Washington
Salem Coast Starlight Vancouver, Washington
toward Seattle
Terminus Empire Builder Vancouver, Washington
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Vancouver, Washington
toward Seattle
Pioneer Cascade Locks
1981–1988
toward Chicago
Hood River
toward Chicago
East Milwaukie
toward Eugene
Willamette Valley Terminus
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Portland – Granger Graham
toward Granger
Joint Great Northern/Northern Pacific/
Union Pacific service
Terminus Portland–Seattle Line North Portland
toward Seattle
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Terminus Portland–Seattle Line North Portland
toward Seattle
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Terminus Portland–Seattle Line North Portland
toward Seattle
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
East Morrison Street Shasta Route Terminus
East Morrison Street
toward Corvallis
Red Electric Lines
East Morrison Street
toward Tillamook
Tillamook – Portland
Preceding station Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Following station
Terminus Main Line St. Johns
toward Spokane: Great Northern or Northern Pacific
Union Station
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1890-96
ArchitectVan Brunt & Howe
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No.75001595[2]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1975
Location
Map

Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon, United States, situated near the western shore of the Willamette River in Old Town Chinatown. It serves as an intermediate stop for Amtrak's Cascades and Coast Starlight routes and, along with King Street Station in Seattle, is one of two western termini of the Empire Builder. The station is a major transport hub for the Portland metropolitan area with connections to MAX Light Rail, the Portland Streetcar, and local and intercity bus services. The station building contains Wilf's Restaurant & Bar on the ground level and offices on the upper floors. It also has Amtrak's first Metropolitan Lounge on the West Coast,[3] which is reserved for first-class sleeping car and business-class passengers.[4]

Southeast of the station, the tracks make a sharp turn and cross the river on the historic Steel Bridge. To the northwest, they follow the river, passing through rail yards before crossing the river again on the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1.

The station is owned by the city of Portland and operated by Prosper Portland, the city's urban renewal agency. The city earns $200,000 a year from nearly 30 tenants. Amtrak, the main tenant, has a continuing lease in 2021.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Oregon" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ Metropolitan Lounge, trainweb.com.
  4. ^ Amtrak Cascades, amtrak.com. Retrieved January 23, 2019.

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