Union Station (Los Angeles)

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Los Angeles Union Station (tidligere kendt som Los Angeles Union Passenger Terminal) er en jernbanestation i Los Angeles i Californien. Stationen betjenes af Amtrak, Amtrak California og Metrolink. Amtraks intercitytog Coast Starlight, Pacific Surfliner, Southwest Chief, Sunset Limited og Texas Eagle benytter stationen.

Stationen åbnede i maj 1939, som en af adskillige stationer med samme navn i USA. Den blev opført som den sidste af de grandiøse stationer. I 1980 blev den optaget på National Register of Historic Places, som et kulturhistorisk bygningsværk. Siden februar 2011 har stationen været ejet af Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

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Koordinater: 34°03′18″N 118°14′06″V / 34.0551°N 118.235°V / 34.0551; -118.235

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Forfatter/Opretter: Mackerm at engelsk Wikipedia, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
Waiting room of Union Station, Los Angeles. (Train station).
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A 135-foot clock and observation tower dominates Los Angeles's Union Passenger Terminal, completed in 1939.
Los Angeles Union Station Sign.jpg
(c) Gatoona at engelsk Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
A view of the Union Station sign, familiar to many of downtown Los Angeles' visitors.
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LA Union Station's Original Ticket Lobby. The feature at the far end is reminiscent of a Mosque's Prayer niche and contained a drinking fountain.
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Forfatter/Opretter: Kwickie, Licens: CC BY-SA 3.0
On December 6, 2010, the Southern California RailRoad Authority
(Metrolink) showcased their new Hyundai-Rotem coaches and cab cars.
638, 214, and 215 were on display.
Union Station profile, LA, CA, jjron 22.03.2012.jpg
Forfatter/Opretter: jjron, Licens: GFDL 1.2
Los Angeles Union Station, main entrance on Alameda St. Los Angeles, California, USA.