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Union Station Connects LA Travelers Across Rail, Bus, Metro Systems

Los Angeles Union Station serves as a gateway for multiple transport services.

By The Daily Los Angeles · Published July 24, 2026

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Los Angeles Union Station opened on May 3 1939 and is the largest railroad passenger terminal in the Western United States according to item [11].

Today the station serves as the main gateway for Metro Rail Red Line Purple Line Metrolink Amtrak Greyhound and FlixBus and is owned by LA Metro since 2011 according to item [11].

The station was designed by architect team John and Donald Parkinson in a blend of Spanish Colonial Mission Revival and Art Deco styles known as Mission Moderne according to item [11].

During World War II Union Station became a critical 24-hour hub for troop trains carrying tens of thousands of servicemen daily with up to 100 troop trains passing through the terminal each day according to item [11].

Sources: perplexity-sonar.

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