Lincoln Service (Chicago – St. Louis) Pere Marquette (Chicago – Grand Rapids) Southwest Chief (Chicago – Los Angeles) Texas Eagle (Chicago – San Antonio/Los Angeles) Wolverine (Chicago – Pontiac) Metra BNSF Line Heritage Corridor Milwaukee District North Line Milwaukee District West Line North Central Service SouthWest Service Connections Local rail service Unlike many major American intercity and commuter rail hubs, Union Station does not have any direct connection to local rapid transit service. However, two Chicago "L" stations are within walking distance of Union Station. (two blocks south of the station): (three blocks east of the station, on The Loop): , , , and Metra's other three downtown terminals – the Ogilvie Transportation Center, LaSalle Street Station and Millennium Station – are all within walking distance of Union Station. Passengers connecting from Ogilvie can access Union Station's north platforms on the opposite side of Madison Street. Bus service Numerous CTA bus routes stop directly at Union Station: Union Station Transit Center: 1, 28, 121, 124, 128, 151, 156 West side of Clinton, north side of block: 125, 130, 192 West side of Clinton, south side of block: 7, 60, 157 Southwest corner of Clinton/Jackson: 126, 754, 755 (Pace) Union Station Transit Center is located adjacent to Union Station's parking garage. The bus station opened in 2016, on land formerly used for a surface parking lot. It features an elevator and stairway to the Amtrak underground pedestrian tunnel, allowing commuters to pass between Union Station and the bus staging area without crossing at street level. Union Station has a counter operated by the Greyhound intercity bus company. Tickets are available for purchase, and some Greyhound and Megabus buses pick up passengers on South Canal Street, on the east side of the station building. The full-service Greyhound station is four blocks southwest of Union Station. Historical services Union Station was served by lines in all directions even before Penn Central and Amtrak consolidated the downtown terminals. The station served as a terminal for the following railroads: Chicago and Alton Railroad – only a tenant, later part of the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (Burlington Route) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (Milwaukee Road) – The station housed its corporate offices from 1924 to 1986 Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railway (PRR) Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad (Panhandle) (moved to use the PFW&C approach after