Wolverine), and 1,007,508 trips were taken on long distance Amtrak services (California Zephyr, Capitol Limited, Cardinal, City of New Orleans, Empire Builder, Lake Shore Limited, Southwest Chief, and Texas Eagle). In 2019, the average trip to/from the station was in distance. Among coach and business class passengers, the average trip was in distance, while the average trip among first and sleeper class trip was in distance. Between the fiscal years 2002 and 2008, Amtrak ridership more than doubled at the station, surpassing 3.1 million in the 2008 fiscal year. The following is the top-ten stations which receive the most ridership to/from Chicago Union Station out of the 265 that Amtrak rail services that directly connected with Chicago Union Station as of 2019: Metra ridership statistics Cumulative ridership See also Architecture of Chicago History of passenger rail in Chicago List of busiest railway stations in North America Illinois Service Missouri River Runner References External links Chicago Union Station – Metra 1925 establishments in Illinois Amtrak stations in Illinois Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach stations in Illinois Former Chicago and Alton Railroad stations Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Union Station Union Station Union Station Railway stations located underground in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1925 Transit centers in the United States Union stations in the United States