Union Station

Address
30 West Pershing Road
Kansas City,Missouri64108United States Get Directions
Phone 816.460.2000
Website https://www.unionstation.org/

Architectural Masterpiece. Living History. A place for great adventure. Where Kansas City Connects. All of these phrases – and more – are regularly used to describe Union Station. Visitors of all ages, from all places and for all reasons tie Union Station to special and magical moments from their lives. What a great honor it is to be caretakers of this history and makers of its magnificent future!

Built in 1914, Union Station opens her arms with 850,000 square feet of amazing space that originally featured 900 rooms. In her prime as a working train station, she accommodated hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. During WWII, an estimated one million travelers – many of them soldiers — passed through the Station. The North Waiting Room (now Grand Plaza) held 10,000 people and the complex included restaurants, a cigar store, barber shop, railroad offices, the nation’s largest Railway Express Building (used for shipping freight and mail) as well as a powerhouse providing steam and power.  So many stories of farewells, reunions and of day-to-day vibrancy still echo in her walls.  Just listen . . .

Closed in the 1980s, our Station sat empty and neglected, narrowly escaping demolition on several occasions. Then, in 1996, a historic bi-state initiative was passed to fund the Station’s renovation, which was completed in grand fashion in 1999.

Union Station is once again a majestic and desired destination for our surrounding communities.  She is at once, magical, warm, casual, elegant, full of surprises and wise from experience but young at heart.

Union Station draws tourists from all over the world who marvel at her Grand Hall’s 95-foot ceiling, three 3,500-pound chandeliers and the six-foot-wide clock hanging in her central arch.  She wakes up early and stays up late to host business meetings, recognition events, weddings and parties of all sorts.  And that’s just the beginning . . .

Just as you could 100 years ago, you can still catch the train at Union Station’s AMTRAK STOP and head out across the country.

You’ll also find a permanent rail exhibit called the KC RAIL EXPERIENCE, exhibit spaces for traveling exhibits produced by the Smithsonian, National Geographic and other international organizations, a PLANETARIUM, an interactive science center SCIENCE CITY and a vibrant Theater District featuring GIANT-SCREEN MOVIES, LIVE THEATER, and so much more.

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Events at this venue

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  • Titanic: An Immersive Voyage

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Step aboard the world’s most captivating maritime legend — Titanic: An Immersive Voyage — opening NOV 8 at Union Station Kansas City. This breathtaking new exhibition brings the Titanic’s untold stories, unforgettable moments, and tragic final voyage vividly to life like never before. Produced by Exhibition Hub and presented locally by Hawthorn Bank, this all-new […]

  • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    he Super Mario Galaxy Movie is coming to our GIANT 5-story Extreme Screen. Tickets from JUST $5. It’s KC’s BIGGEST SCREEN, the best family value tickets and concessions, and the only movie theatre along the free-to-ride KC Streetcar line. Only at Union Station! Showtimes daily from April 1–23 • 12:30PM ($5 tickets), 4:00PM, 7:30PM • […]

  • If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • if You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • If You Give A Mouse A Cookie

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, a live performance adaptation of Laura Numeroff’s beloved book. Families love this laugh-out-loud story of a boy, a mouse, a cookie, and what happens next and next and …Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • Snoopy

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present Snoopy, a musical full of humor and heartwarming family fun. Join us as Charles M. Schulz’s beloved characters sing, dance and remind us of the important things in life — family, friends and a full dinner bowl. Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • Snoopy

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present Snoopy, a musical full of humor and heartwarming family fun. Join us as Charles M. Schulz’s beloved characters sing, dance and remind us of the important things in life — family, friends and a full dinner bowl. Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • Snoopy!

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present Snoopy, a musical full of humor and heartwarming family fun. Join us as Charles M. Schulz’s beloved characters sing, dance and remind us of the important things in life — family, friends and a full dinner bowl. Live on Union Station’s City Stage!

  • Snoopy!

    Union Station 30 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States

    Theatre for Young America is thrilled to present Snoopy, a musical full of humor and heartwarming family fun. Join us as Charles M. Schulz’s beloved characters sing, dance and remind us of the important things in life — family, friends and a full dinner bowl. Live on Union Station’s City Stage!