Union Station (Denver)

Union Station (Denver)

Infobox Station
style=Amtrak
name=Denver Union Station
logo=
logo_size=



image_size=
image_caption=The front of Denver's Union Station, facing Wynkoop Street
address=1701 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202
line=Amtrak:rail color box|system=Amtrak|line=California ZephyrRTD:rail color box|system=RTD|line=Crail color box|system=RTD|line=E
other=Thruway Motorcoach - D&RGW Ski Train - Regional highway coaches for Boulder County points - other express and local bus routes
platform=
tracks=
parking=
bicycle=
passengers=123,273
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=3.3
pass_system=Amtrak
opened=
rebuilt=
ADA=yes
code=DEN
owned=RTD and partners
zone=
services=s-rail|title=Amtrak
mpassengers=

Union Station is Denver, Colorado, USA's historic train station at 17th and Wynkoop in the LoDo district. The station first opened in 1881 [http://www.lodo.org/walking_tour/unionstationareahtm.htm] . After the original structure was destroyed by fire in 1894 it was rebuilt in Beaux-Arts style. During its heyday, it was served by 80 daily trains operated by six different railroads. Today it still serves passenger traffic, including:
*Amtrak's California Zephyr
*Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad's Ski Train, between Denver and the Winter Park Ski Resort.
*C Line and E Line light rail routes.

retail, office and residential complex, with a budget in the range of $900 million.No architect is credited in any of the official information on the station.

External links

* [http://www.denverunionstation.org Denver Union Station]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/denver.htm Denver Union Station (USA RailGuide -- TrainWeb)]
* [http://www.skitrain.com Ski Train] (includes Flash content on home page which makes sound; however site is fully usable without Flash)
* [http://www.pvwrr.org Platte Valley & Western HO Scale Model Railroad in the Basement of the station - open Friday Nights 7pm to 9pm]


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