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Union Station (Wichita, Kansas)

Coordinates: 37°41′08″N 97°19′46″W / 37.68556°N 97.32944°W / 37.68556; -97.32944
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Wichita Union Station
Union Station terminal building (2009)
General information
Location701 East Douglas Avenue
Wichita, Kansas, USA
Coordinates37°41′08″N 97°19′46″W / 37.68556°N 97.32944°W / 37.68556; -97.32944
Owned byOccidental Management
Other information
StatusRepurposed as commercial office space
History
Opened1914
Closed1979
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Arkansas City
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star Newton
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Valley Center
toward Newton
NewtonPurcell Derby
toward Purcell
Prospect
toward Belen
Main Line Belen Cutoff Terminus
Prospect
toward San Angelo
San Angelo – Wichita
Prospect
toward Englewood
EnglewoodWichita
Tyler
toward Pratt
PrattWichita

Union Station is the former central railway station in Wichita, Kansas. Since the end of passenger rail service to the city in 1979, it has been repurposed as commercial office space.[1][2]

History

Wichita's Union Station opened in 1914.[3] Through the 1930s, it served as the primary point of arrival for travelers coming to the city. Railroads including the Frisco, Santa Fe, and Rock Island offered passenger service to and from cities including Chicago, Los Angeles, and St. Louis.[4] The station closed in 1979 when Amtrak discontinued its Lone Star line, ending passenger rail access to the city.[1] The nearest intercity station is in Newton, 25 miles north, which is served by the Southwest Chief.

Since, the station terminal and nearby buildings have been redeveloped as a commercial office and retail campus. Cox Communications used the station as its local headquarters until vacating it in 2007. In 2013, local commercial real estate company Occidental Management purchased Union Station and began renovations.[4] As of 2017, renovations of the station terminal continue while Occidental has resumed leasing commercial space in the neighboring buildings.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Thruway Bus Connection ties two Amtrak routes together through Wichita". Amtrak. 2016-04-18. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ^ a b "Union Station Renovation". Wichita Downtown Development Corporation. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. ^ "Union Station served rail passengers from 1914-1979". The Wichita Eagle. February 9, 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018.
  4. ^ a b Sandefur, Sean (2014-05-02). "Wichita's Union Station Celebrates Centennial With New Ownership, New Future". KMUW. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  5. ^ "Historic Union Station". Occidental Management. Retrieved 2017-03-07.