This
Grand Train Station built in 1939 has been restored to original
condition. Entering the building you can almost see the
crowds of passengers rushing to catch their trains back
in the railroad heyday of 1940s.
Today Union Station is alive with activity again with Metro
and Amtrak trains arriving hourly. The Metro Rail (Red Line)
subway's starting point is directly underneath the station
and its just a short escalator trip to the Red Line Station
In addition the Metro Gold Line shuttles passengers all
the way to Pasadena. Park your car and take a day trip to
just about any place in Southern California. Trains depart
to the South for San Diego and to the North for Santa Barbara
and points North.
Take the metro trains for Los Angeles area destinations.
Just a short walk across the street takes you to the historic
Olvera Street. Parking
is available at the station for a hourly charge. A nice
rail trip from Union Station is Angels Flight Railway which
is on a couple of stops down the line on the undeground
metro line
Union Station Los Angeles
Union
Station station opened in May 1939. It was built on a grand
scale and became known as "Last of the Great Railway
Stations" built in the USA. It was placed on the National
Register of Historic Places in 1980. Since February 2011
it is in the ownership of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority.
Union Station is a busy hub of passenger rail traffic. The
station has rail services by Amtrak and Amtrak California
and Metrolink; light rail/subways are the Metro Rail Red
Line, Purple Line, Gold Line.
Union Station is located in Downtown Los Angeles, bounded
by Alameda Street, Cesar Chavez Avenue, Vignes Street, and
the Hollywood Freeway. It is across Alameda Street from
L.A.'s historic Olvera Street
and El Pueblo de Los Angeles State Historic Park. The historic
Terminal Annex building is on the opposite side of the Chavez
Avenue underpass. Chinatown
and Civic Center are a short distance away.
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Little
Tokyois located
downtown LA. with numerous shops and restaurants.
Chinatown
LA walking distance from the Union
Station. Lots of bargains in the stores
