| Denver Union Station |
The front of Denver's Union Station, facing Wynkoop Street |
| Station statistics |
| Address |
1701 Wynkoop Street
Denver, CO 80202 |
| Lines |
Amtrak: California Zephyr RTD: C Line E Line |
| Connections |
Thruway Motorcoach - D&RGW Ski Train - Regional highway coaches for Boulder County points - other express and local bus routes |
| Other information |
| Accessible |
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| Code |
DEN |
| Owned by |
RTD and partners |
| Traffic |
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| Passengers (2007) |
123,273 ▲ 3.3% (Amtrak) |
| Services |
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Union Station is Denver, Colorado, USA's historic train station at 17th and Wynkoop in the LoDo district. The station first opened in 1881[1]. 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:
RTD C Line train heading beyond the station platform to turn back. Destination sign says "Lincoln" as it will re-enter service on E Line
Under a public/private consortium, the station and the surrounding 19.5 acres (79,000 m²) will soon be the hub of Denver's new FasTracks rail network, under the Regional Transportation District's master plan for the station site, officially known as the Denver Union Terminal. Eight teams of prominent architects, developers and engineers competed in 2002 for the massive contract to redevelop the station into a transit-oriented 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.
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