Saint Paul Union Depot

Union Depot Saint Paul, MN
Left to right from top:facade of the head house, waiting room, concourse, inside of the headhouse, Entrance from lower parking ramp with ticket stations for Jefferson Lines and Amtrak
General information
Location	214 Fourth Street East Saint Paul, Minnesota United States
Coordinates	44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W / 44.94778; -93.08611
Owned by	Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority
Operated by	Jones Lang LaSalle[1]
Line(s)	CPKC Merriam Park Subdivision
Platforms	9 historically 3 currently
Tracks	18 historically 2 currently
Bus routes	Metro Transit: 3, 16, 21, 54, 63, 70, 94, 262, 350, 351, 361, 364, 417 Minnesota Valley Transit Authority: 480, 484, 489
Bus stands	6
Bus operators	Metro Transit Minnesota Valley Transit Authority Jefferson Lines Greyhound Lines Megabus
Construction
Parking	12 short-term spaces 1,000 long-term spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: MSP
Website	uniondepot.org
History
Opened	Original depot: 1881 Current structure: 1923
Rebuilt	2011
Passengers
2023	1,937 daily[2]  36.6% (Green Line)
Rank	5 out of 37
FY 2023	77,597[3] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Terminus Borealis Red Wing toward Chicago St. Cloud toward Seattle or Portland Empire Builder Preceding station Metro Following station Central toward Target Field Green Line Terminus
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Minneapolis Terminus Minneapolis – Chicago Prescott toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Minneapolis Terminus Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Lake Elmo toward Chicago Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Minneapolis – Ashland Lake Elmo toward Ashland Mendota, MN toward Omaha Omaha – Minneapolis Minneapolis Terminus Preceding station Chicago Great Western Railway Following station South St. Paul toward Kansas City Main Line Minneapolis Terminus Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Rosemount toward Teague Teague – Minneapolis  Minneapolis Terminus Minneapolis Terminus Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern Railway Rosemount toward Burlington Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Minneapolis toward Seattle Main Line Terminus Terminus St. Paul – Duluth Minneapolis toward Duluth Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Minneapolis towards Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Langdon towards Chicago Minneapolis Terminus Minneapolis – Calmar Mendota towards Calmar Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station Minneapolis toward Seattle or Tacoma Main Line Terminus Minneapolis toward Winnipeg Winnipeg – St. Paul Minneapolis Terminus Minneapolis – Duluth Gloster toward Duluth Preceding station Soo Line Following station Minneapolis Terminus Minneapolis – Sault Ste. Marie New Brighton toward Sault Ste. Marie
Union Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	214 Fourth Street East Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W / 44.94778; -93.08611
Built	1917
Architect	Charles Sumner Frost
Architectural style	Classical Revival
Part of	Lowertown Historic District (ID83000935)
NRHP reference No.	74001040[4]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 18, 1974
Designated CP	February 21, 1983

Saint Paul Union Depot is a historic railroad station and intermodal transit hub in the Lowertown neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota. It serves light rail, intercity rail, intercity bus, and local bus services.

It is the eastern terminus for the METRO Green Line light rail line, with the stop located outside the station's headhouse. It is also the Twin Cities' stop for Amtrak, the national intercity railroad service. In addition to rail, Union Depot also serves Metro Transit, Minnesota Valley Transit Authority (MVTA), Jefferson Lines, Greyhound Lines, and Megabus.

The headhouse, located at the 4th Street entrance, was designed by architect Charles Sumner Frost and is neoclassical in style. The concourse and the waiting room that extend over the tracks are viewed as a great architectural achievements. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is also a contributing property to the Lowertown Historic District.^[5]

In addition to its transit uses, Union Depot also contains a Hertz rental car location, coffee shop, restaurant, a bike shop, offices, a museum, and loft condominiums.^[6]