Union Station (Ogden, Utah)

Ogden Union Station
Former Union Pacific Railroad, Southern Pacific Railroad, Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, and Amtrak station
Station building, reconstructed in 1924 after the fire, June 2008
General information
Location2501 South Wall Avenue
Ogden, Utah
United States
Coordinates41°13′15″N 111°58′47″W / 41.22083°N 111.97972°W / 41.22083; -111.97972
Owned byCity of Ogden
Operated byAmtrak (former) Ogden Union Railway & Depot Co. (former)
Line(s)Multiple
Platforms1 island and 1 side platform
TracksUtah State Railroad Museum
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusRailway Museum and Community Center
Station codeOGD
History
Opened1869
ClosedMay 1997
Rebuilt1889 and 1924
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Pocatello
1988–1997
toward Seattle
Pioneer Evanston
1991–1997
toward Chicago
Cache Junction
1982–1988
toward Seattle
Salt Lake City (D&RGW Depot)
1986–1991
toward Chicago
Brigham City
1977–1981
toward Seattle
Salt Lake City (UP Depot)
1977–1986
Terminus
Elko
toward Oakland
San Francisco Zephyr
Until 1983
Evanston
toward Chicago
Salt Lake City (UP Depot) Desert Wind
Until 1983
Preceding station Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad Following station
Terminus Moffat Tunnel Route Roy
toward Denver
Royal Gorge Route
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Promontory Point Overland Route through to Union Pacific
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
through to Southern Pacific Overland Route Uintah
Harrisville
toward Butte
Butte – Salt Lake City Roy
Ogden Union Depot
Built1924
ArchitectJohn Parkinson and Donald B. Parkinson
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.71000867
05000363 (boundary increase)
Added to NRHPApril 11, 1971
Location
Ogden Union Station is located in Utah
Ogden Union Station
Ogden Union Station
Location within Utah
Ogden Union Station is located in the United States
Ogden Union Station
Ogden Union Station
Ogden Union Station (the United States)

Union Station, also known as Ogden Union Station, is a train station in Ogden, Utah, United States, at the west end of Historic 25th Street, just south of the Ogden Central Station (previously known as the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center). Formerly the junction of the Union Pacific(UP) and Central Pacific (CP) railroads, its name reflects the common appellation of train stations whose tracks and facilities are shared by railway companies.

No longer a railway hub, the building remains a cultural hub: it houses the Utah State Railroad Museum,[1] the Spencer S. Eccles Rail Center, the John M. Browning Firearms Museum, Utah Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum and the Browning-Kimball Classic Car Museum, and an art gallery for local and regional artists every month. The Myra Powell Gallery features traveling exhibits and the Station's permanent art collection. Union Station Research Library has an extensive collection of historic Ogden photographs and documents available to the public.

The last long-distance passenger train to use Union Station was Amtrak's Pioneer in May 1997. The adjacent Ogden Central Station serves the Utah Transit Authority's (UTA) FrontRunner commuter rail line and Ogden Express bus rapid transit line.

In December 2022, Ogden City entered into a purchase agreement with UP to buy the land under and around the station for $5.5 million (equivalent to $6.48 million in 2023). They plan to pursue development of the area around the station into a downtown business and tourist hub, as well as potentially bring rail service back to the station itself.[2]

  1. ^ "Utah State Railroad Museum". Ogden, Utah: Ogden Union Station. 2018. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Ogden City Council approves $5.5M purchase of Union Station property". standard.net. Retrieved December 21, 2022.