New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal

Rail station in New Orleans, Louisiana

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New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal (NOUPT) is an intermodal facility in New Orleans, Louisiana, US. Located at 1001 Loyola Avenue, it is served by Amtrak, Greyhound Lines, Megabus, and NORTA with direct connections to the Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar Line.

New Orleans, Louisiana
General information
Location1001 Loyola Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana
United States
Coordinates29°56′46″N 90°04′43″W / 29.94611°N 90.07861°W / 29.94611; -90.07861
Owned byCity of New Orleans
Platforms4 island platforms
Tracks6 (formerly 9+)
Train operatorsAmtrak
Bus stands16
Bus operatorsGreyhound Lines, Megabus
ConnectionsHeritage streetcar49 Rampart–St. Claude Streetcar Line
Bus transport New Orleans Regional Transit Authority
Construction
Parking180 long term spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: NOL
History
Opened1954
Rebuilt2005 (renovation)
Passengers
FY 202299,672[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus City of New Orleans Hammond
toward Chicago
Crescent Slidell
toward New York
Schriever Sunset Limited Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Schriever Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
Bay St. Louis
toward Orlando or Miami
Terminus Gulf Coast Limited Bay St. Louis
(1996–1997)
toward Mobile
East New Orleans
(1984–1985)
toward Mobile
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Carrollton Avenue
toward Chicago
New Orleans – Baton Rouge Carrollton Avenue
Preceding station Kansas City Southern Railway Following station
Carrollton Avenue
toward Hope
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway Terminus
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Terminus Main Line Carrollton Avenue
toward Cincinnati
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Avondale
toward Alexandria
Alexandria – New Orleans Terminus
Carrollton Avenue
toward El Paso
Texas and Pacific Railway Main Line
Carrollton Avenue
toward Houston
Houston – New Orleans
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Carrollton Avenue Sunset Route Terminus
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Terminus New OrleansCincinnati Carrollton Avenue
toward Cincinnati
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus Gulf Coast
(early 2024)
Bay St. Louis
toward Mobile
New Orleans–Baton Rouge
(possibly 2027)
Jefferson Parish
Location
New Orleans, Louisiana is located in Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Location within Louisiana

The station is the major southern terminus hub for Amtrak, serving three long-distance trains, the City of New Orleans, the Crescent, and the Sunset Limited. Between 1993 and the strike of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the Sunset Limited continued east to Florida. Since the hurricane, New Orleans has been the eastern terminus of the route, although in 2016 Amtrak did propose bringing back service east of New Orleans.

Amtrak operates a coach and engine yard near the terminal.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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