A station code is a brief, standardised abbreviation, or alphanumeric code , used by railways to identify a railway station uniquely (within a country or region). Codes are mostly used internally but can be seen on railway traffic signs and on some timetables.
23-414: Kansas City Union Station ( station code : KCY) is a union station that opened in 1914, serving Kansas City, Missouri , and the surrounding metropolitan area . It replaced a small Union Depot built in 1878. Union Station served a peak annual traffic of more than 670,000 passengers in 1945 at the end of World War II , but traffic quickly declined in the 1950s, and the station was closed in 1985. In 1996,
46-503: A clock tower above the main entrance that was 125 feet (38 m) in height. By the 20th century, over 180 trains were passing daily through the station, serving a city population that had tripled. In 1903, the lack of room for expansion and a major flood led the city and the railroads to decide a new station was required. The decision to build a new station was spearheaded by the Kansas City Terminal Railway ,
69-411: A switching and terminal railroad that was a joint operation of several railroads: Alton ; Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe ; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy ; Chicago Great Western ; Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific ; Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific ; Kansas City Southern ; Missouri-Kansas-Texas ; Missouri Pacific ; St. Louis-San Francisco ; Union Pacific ; and Wabash . The new location
92-598: A family-friendly interactive science center with more than 50 hands-on exhibits; the H&;R Block City Stage Theater, a live-action venue with productions for all ages; the Regnier Extreme Screen, the largest movie screen in the region at five and half stories tall; two restaurants, including Pierponts, an upscale steak and seafood restaurant, and Harvey's; many shops; the Gottlieb Planetarium,
115-643: A few stations in Canada which it serves. A three-letter code system is in use in the MTR to identify stations. For example, Whampoa station of the MTR has the code of WHA. Indian Railways uses one- to four-letter codes. Most stations of the Indian Railways are assigned three letter codes, for example, the station code for Mumbai Central station is MMCT and for Guwahati is GHY. One-letter station codes of
138-434: A large train station declined in the 1950s. In 1973, it had 32,842 passengers, all passenger train service was now run by Amtrak, and the building was deteriorating. Kansas City government wanted to preserve and redevelop the building, and, in 1974, made a development deal with Canadian redeveloper Trizec Corporation . Between 1979 and 1986, Trizec constructed two office buildings on surrounding property, but did not redevelop
161-623: A public–private partnership undertook a $ 250 million restoration, funded in part by a sales tax levied in Kansas and Missouri counties of the Kansas City metropolitan area . By 1999, the station had reopened as a suite of attractions, including museums. In 2002, train service returned when Amtrak began public transportation services, and the station became Missouri's second-busiest train station. The refurbished station has theaters, ongoing museum exhibits, and attractions such as Science City ,
184-656: Is responsible for railways in Great Britain . Station codes are not used by Northern Ireland Railways for stations in Northern Ireland . In England, Scotland and Wales of the UK, railway stations are assigned three-letter codes and are issued by National Rail and are called the Computer Reservation System (CRS). Kansas City massacre Too Many Requests If you report this error to
207-579: The DS 100 code , for example, Luckenwalde station in Brandenburg has the station code BLD. Stations normally have a code of three capital letters, sometimes two letters. They are called "stedskoder" (location codes). Examples: OSL= Oslo Central Station , GAR= Oslo Airport Station , TND= Trondheim Central Station and BO= Bodø Station . Three-letter alpha codes (formerly called CRS codes - Computer Reservation System ) are issued by National Rail which
230-738: The Irish Museum and Cultural Center , and the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity . Since 2016, it has been a stop for the KC Streetcar . On April 8, 1878, Union Depot opened on a narrow triangle of land in Kansas City, Missouri, between Union Avenue and the railroad tracks of the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad in what became West Bottoms . Nicknamed the "Jackson County Insane Asylum" by those who thought it
253-425: The Kansas City metropolitan area in both Kansas and Missouri approved the so-called "bistate tax", a 1/8 of a cent sales tax , part of which helped to fund just under half of the $ 250 million restoration of Union Station. Renovation began in 1997 and was completed in 1999. The remaining money was raised through private donations and federal funding. The renovations enabled Amtrak to move its operations back inside
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#1732783684119276-602: The Super Bowl LVIII victory parade and rally honoring the Kansas City Chiefs . One person was killed and 22 others were injured. The station is served by four Amtrak trains daily. The Missouri River Runner has round trip service to Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis . The Southwest Chief departs for Chicago Union Station in the morning and for Los Angeles Union Station late evening. Of
299-481: The Indian Railways In Japan, alphabetic station codes are not used. Japanese railways use station numbering, a sign system which assigns station codes consisting of a few letters and numbers to train stations. In South Korea , station codes are purely numeric, to reduce the problem of language and writing system barriers. For example, Seoul Metropolitan Subway 's Singeumho station has
322-581: The ceiling in the Grand Hall is 95 feet (29 m) high. There are three chandeliers weighing 3,500 pounds (1600 kg) each, and the Grand Hall clock face is 6 feet (1.8 m) in diameter. The building's scale reflects Kansas City's central location as a hub for both passenger and freight rail traffic. The station opened on October 30, 1914, as the third-largest train station in the country. The Kansas City massacre occurred on June 17, 1933, in front of Union Station, while captured fugitive Frank Nash
345-497: The code of 538. In Sweden and Denmark , railway stations are assigned a capital letter followed by a sequence of lowercase letters that represent the station's name. For example, Stockholm commuter rail 's Stockholm City Station has the station code Sci. In Sweden the code is in a few cases a single capital letter, such as M for Malmö Central Station . Deutsche Bahn in Germany uses an alphabetic station code system called
368-460: The largest planetarium in the area; and various temporary museum exhibits including Dead Sea Scrolls in 2007, Bodies Revealed in 2008, Dialog in the Dark in 2009, Dinosaurs Unearthed in 2010 and Diana, A Celebration focusing upon Princess Diana in 2011. The Irish Museum and Cultural Center has been located in the station since March 17, 2007. The old Union Station Powerhouse building
391-495: The main building in 2002. Union Station receives no public funding. Operating costs are funded by general admission and theater ticketing, grants, corporate and private donations, commercial space leases, and facility rental. Union Station Kansas City, Inc., a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization , manages Union Station and had previously managed the Kansas City Museum . Union Station hosts Science City (opened in 1999),
414-432: The station. The deteriorating station closed in 1983, except a "bubble" inside the main hall housing Amtrak's operations until 1985, when all passenger operations were moved to a smaller "Amshack" facility adjacent to the old station. In 1988, the city sued Trizec for the failure to develop the station and settled in 1994. For most of this period, the building continued to decay. In 1996, residents in five counties throughout
437-402: The twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak , Kansas City was the second busiest in the 2015 fiscal year , boarding or disembarking an average 421 passengers daily. Station code In most countries, station codes are purely alphabetic, usually compromising a few capital letters for ease of identification, in some countries one capital and one or some lowercase letters. Amtrak encodes
460-598: Was at a valley at 25th Street and Grand Avenue used by the Kansas City Belt Railway. It was south of the central business district , above and away from the floodplain . Architect Jarvis Hunt was a proponent of the City Beautiful movement. The Beaux-Arts architecture design was a main hall for ticketing, and a perpendicular hall extending out above the tracks for passenger waiting. The building encompassed 850,000 square feet (79,000 m) and
483-579: Was renovated by the Kansas City Ballet . It is the ballet's new home and has been named the Todd Bolender Center for Dance and Creativity since August 2011. In April 2015 and 2017, the reality TV show American Ninja Warrior was filmed at Union Station. The 2023 NFL draft was held in front of, and partially inside, Union Station in April 2023. On February 14, 2024, another mass shooting occurred in front of Union Station immediately after
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#1732783684119506-489: Was to be delivered to prison via train. Four lawmen (including FBI ) were murdered by the Kansas City crime family with Tompson submachine guns in an attempt to free Nash, who was also killed in the gun battle. The massacre highlighted the lawlessness of Kansas City under the Pendergast Machine and resulted in the arming of all FBI agents . In 1945, annual passenger traffic peaked at 678,363. The demand for
529-501: Was too large. It was the second union station in the country, after the Indianapolis Union Station . Union Depot's architecture was a hybrid of Second Empire and Gothic Revival . The lead architect was Asa Beebe Cross , who "adorned the exterior of the building with intricate towers of varying heights, arched windows framed in stone and rows of dormers projecting from the steeply pitched mansard roof ". It had
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