Union Station (Los Angeles)

Los Angeles Union Station
The main building with tracks in the background, 2008
General information
Location	800 North Alameda Street Los Angeles, California United States
Coordinates	34°03′19″N 118°14′07″W / 34.05515°N 118.23525°W / 34.05515; -118.23525
Owned by	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Platforms	6 island platforms (Amtrak/Metrolink) 1 island platform (Metro A Line) 1 island platform (Metro B/D lines) 1 island platform (Metro J Line)
Tracks	12 (Amtrak/Metrolink) 2 (Metro A Line) 2 (Metro B/D lines)
Connections	See bus and coach services section
Construction
Parking	3,000 spaces[1]
Bicycle facilities	Metro Bike Share station,[2] Metro Bike Hub, racks and lockers[3]
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Status	Staffed station building with waiting room
Station code	Amtrak: LAX
Website	unionstationla.com
History
Opened	May 3, 1939; 85 years ago (1939-05-03)
Passengers
FY 2023	1,000,243 annually[4] (Amtrak)
FY 2024	12,231 weekday boardings[5] (Metro)
Services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hollywood Burbank Airport One-way operation Coast Starlight Terminus Glendale toward San Luis Obispo Pacific Surfliner Fullerton toward San Diego Terminus Southwest Chief Fullerton toward Chicago Sunset Limited Pomona toward New Orleans Texas Eagle Pomona toward Chicago Preceding station Metrolink Following station Terminus 91/Perris Valley Line Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward Perris–South Orange County Line Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs toward Oceanside Commerce (limited service) toward Oceanside Riverside Line Montebello/​Commerce toward Riverside–Downtown San Bernardino Line Cal State L.A. toward San Bernardino–Downtown San Bernardino Line Express Cal State L.A. toward Redlands–Downtown Glendale toward Lancaster Antelope Valley Line Terminus Glendale toward Ventura–East Ventura County Line Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Chinatown toward Azusa A Line Little Tokyo/Arts District toward Long Beach Civic Center/​Grand Park toward North Hollywood B Line Terminus Civic Center/​Grand Park toward Wilshire/Western D Line Preceding station Metro Busway Following station Civic Center/Grand Park (with interim street stops) toward Harbor Gateway or San Pedro J Line LA General Medical Center toward El Monte
Future services Preceding station Los Angeles Aerial Rapid Transit Following station Chinatown toward Dodger Stadium LA ART Proposed opening 2028 Terminus Preceding station Brightline Following station Palmdale toward Las Vegas Brightline West High Desert Corridor Terminus Preceding station California High-Speed Rail Following station Burbank Airport towards Merced or San Francisco 4th and King Street Phase I (2033) Terminus Preceding station Metrolink Following station Terminus 91/Perris Valley Line Pico Rivera toward Perris–South San Bernardino Line L.A. General Medical Center toward San Bernardino–Downtown Moorpark One-way operation Ventura County Line Express Proposed Terminus Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Civic Center/​Grand Park toward North Hollywood B Line Arts District/6th Street Terminus Civic Center/​Grand Park toward Wilshire/Western D Line Terminus Southeast Gateway Line Phase 2 Little Tokyo/Arts District toward Pioneer
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Glendale toward Sacramento Spirit of California 1981-1983 Terminus Terminus Desert Wind 1986-1997 Fullerton toward Chicago San Diegan 1938-2000 Fullerton toward San Diego Desert Wind 1979-1986 Pasadena toward Chicago Southwest Chief 1984-1994 Southwest Limited 1974-1984 Super Chief 1971–1974 Las Vegas Limited 1976 Pasadena toward Las Vegas Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station Terminus Main Line Via Pasadena, Pomona Lincoln Heights toward Chicago Main Line Via Fullerton, Riverside Rivera toward Chicago Surf Line Fullerton toward San Diego Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Terminus Sunset Route Alhambra toward New Orleans Glendale toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Daylight Terminus Glendale toward Sacramento Sacramento Daylight Glendale toward San Francisco Coast Daylight Lark Glendale toward San Jose Los Angeles – San Jose River toward San Francisco Coast Line Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station Terminus Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad East Los Angeles toward Salt Lake City Preceding station CalTrain Following station Glendale towards Oxnard Los Angeles–Oxnard Terminus Preceding station Metro Rail Following station Little Tokyo/Arts District (at-grade) Plaza toward Atlantic L Line Chinatown toward APU/Citrus College
Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 101
Built	1939
Built by	Robert E. McKee Inc.
Architect	John and Donald Parkinson
Architectural style	Moderne, Art Deco, Mission/Spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.	80000811[6]
LAHCM No.	101
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1980
Designated LAHCM	August 2, 1972
Location

Los Angeles Union Station is the main train station in Los Angeles, California, and the largest passenger rail terminal in the Western United States.^[7] It opened in May 1939 as the Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal, replacing La Grande Station and Central Station.

Approved in a controversial ballot measure in 1926 and built in the 1930s, it served to consolidate rail services from the Union Pacific, Santa Fe, and Southern Pacific Railroads into one terminal station. Conceived on a grand scale, Union Station became known as the "Last of the Great Railway Stations" built in the United States. The structure combines Art Deco, Mission Revival, and Streamline Moderne style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Today, the station is a major transportation hub for Southern California, serving almost 110,000 passengers a day.^[8] It is by far the busiest train station in the Western United States; it is Amtrak's fifth-busiest station, and is the thirteenth-busiest train station in North America.

Four of Amtrak's long-distance trains originate and terminate here: the Coast Starlight to Seattle, the Southwest Chief and Texas Eagle to Chicago, and the Sunset Limited to New Orleans. The state-supported Amtrak Pacific Surfliner regional trains run frequently to San Diego and also to Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo. The station is the hub of the Metrolink commuter rail system and is a major transfer point for several Metro Rail light rail and rapid transit lines. The Patsaouras Transit Plaza, on the east side of the station, serves dozens of bus lines operated by Metro and several other municipal carriers.^[9]