Indianapolis Union Station

Indianapolis Union Station
Union Station, 2022
General information
Location350 South Illinois Street
Indianapolis, Indiana
United States
Owned byCity of Indianapolis
Platforms1 island platform (formerly more)
Tracks2 (formerly 12)
ConnectionsBus transport Burlington Trailways
Bus transport Greyhound Lines
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: IND
History
OpenedSeptember 20, 1853; 171 years ago (1853-09-20)
Rebuilt1888, 1984, 2002
Passengers
FY 202318,466[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Crawfordsville
toward Chicago
Cardinal Connersville
toward New York
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Crawfordsville
toward Chicago
Hoosier State Terminus
Kentucky Cardinal Jeffersonville
toward Louisville
Terre Haute National Limited Richmond
Logansport
toward Chicago
Floridian
1971–1975
Louisville
Lafayette
toward Chicago
James Whitcomb Riley and George Washington
1971–1974
Cincinnati (River Road)
Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Speedway Springfield – Hamilton New Palestine
toward Hamilton
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Frances
toward Effingham
Effingham – Indianapolis Terminus
Preceding station Monon Railroad Following station
Massachusetts Avenue
toward Monon
MononIndianapolis Terminus
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Terre Haute
toward St. Louis
Big Four Route
Main Line
Muncie
toward Cleveland
Avon
toward St. Louis
Lawrence
toward Cleveland
Augusta
toward Chicago
ChicagoCincinnati Beech Grove
toward Cincinnati
Brownsburg
toward Peoria
Peoria & Eastern Railway Terminus
Terminus IndianapolisSpringfield Mt. Comfort
Preceding station Nickel Plate Road Following station
Massachusetts Avenue Michigan City – Indianapolis Terminus
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Lebanon
toward Chicago
Chicago – Louisville Southport
toward Louisville
Bridgeport
toward St. Louis
St. Louis – Pittsburgh Cumberland
toward Pittsburgh
Lebanon
toward South Bend
South Bend – Indianapolis Terminus
Maywood
toward Vincennes
Vincennes – Indianapolis
Indianapolis Union Railroad Station
Map
Location39 Jackson Place,
Indianapolis
Coordinates39°45′47″N 86°9′34″W / 39.76306°N 86.15944°W / 39.76306; -86.15944
Area1.3 acres (0.5 ha)
Built1886–1888 (head house); 1915–1922 (train shed)
ArchitectThomas Rodd
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.74000032[2]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1974

The Indianapolis Union Station is an intercity train station in the Wholesale District of Indianapolis, Indiana. Currently, Amtrak's Cardinal line serves the terminal, passing through Indianapolis three times a week.

Initially, Indianapolis created the world's first union station in 1848. Subsequently, the station building opened on September 20, 1853, at 39 Jackson Place, operated by the Indianapolis Union Railway. Later, a larger Richardsonian Romanesque station designed by Pittsburgh architect Thomas Rodd, was built at the same location starting in November 1886 and opened in September 1888. The head house (main waiting area and office) and clock tower of this second station still stand today.[3]

Today, Amtrak, the national rail passenger carrier, continues to serve Union Station from a waiting area beneath the train shed. The station is served by the Cardinal (Chicago–New York City, via Cincinnati and Washington, DC), and was the eastern terminus of the Hoosier State until its discontinuation on June 30, 2019.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Indiana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System – (#74000032)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  3. ^ "Indianapolis Union Railroad Station". Discover Our Shared Heritage Travel Itinerary. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service. Retrieved May 16, 2011.