Union Depot Saint Paul, MN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: MSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | uniondepot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Depot | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 214 Fourth Street East Saint Paul, Minnesota | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 44°56′52″N 93°5′10″W / 44.94778°N 93.08611°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Charles Sumner Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Classical Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Part of | Lowertown Historic District (ID83000935) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74001040[4] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 achievement. 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]