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Portland Union Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 800 Northwest Sixth Avenue Portland, Oregon United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°31′44″N 122°40′36″W / 45.529°N 122.6768°W | ||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Portland (Prosper Portland) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side, 2 island platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: PDX | ||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | February 14, 1896 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 525,955[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Station | |||||||||||||||||||||
Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1890-96 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Architect | Van Brunt & Howe | ||||||||||||||||||||
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival | ||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 75001595[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | August 6, 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Portland Union Station is a train station in Portland, Oregon, United States, situated near the western shore of the Willamette River in Old Town Chinatown. It serves as an intermediate stop for Amtrak's Cascades and Coast Starlight routes and, along with King Street Station in Seattle, is one of two western termini of the Empire Builder. The station is a major transport hub for the Portland metropolitan area with connections to MAX Light Rail, the Portland Streetcar, and local and intercity bus services. The station building contains Wilf's Restaurant & Bar on the ground level and offices on the upper floors. It also has Amtrak's first Metropolitan Lounge on the West Coast,[3] which is reserved for first-class sleeping car and business-class passengers.[4]
Southeast of the station, the tracks make a sharp turn and cross the river on the historic Steel Bridge. To the northwest, they follow the river, passing through rail yards before crossing the river again on the Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 5.1.
The station is owned by the city of Portland and operated by Prosper Portland, the city's urban renewal agency. The city earns $200,000 a year from nearly 30 tenants. Amtrak, the main tenant, has a continuing lease in 2021.