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Union Station (Wichita, Kansas)

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used the station as its local headquarters until 2007. In 2013, local commercial real estate company Occidental Management purchased Union Station and began renovations. As of 2017, renovations continue while Occidental has resumed leasing commercial space in the neighboring buildings. The
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building's restoration was estimated at $ 54 million. Phase Two included the addition of 150,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and office space on the property's south side.
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In recent years, several proposals have been made to bring back Amtrak service back to Wichita. This has predominantly surrounded the plan to extend the
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The station opened in 1914. Through the 1930s, it served as the city's primary arrival and departure point. Railroads including the
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The station terminal and nearby buildings have since been redeveloped as a commercial office and retail campus.
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Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations
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offered passenger service to and from cities including
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Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
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Railway stations in the United States closed in 1979
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Wichita, Kansas
37°41′08″N 97°19′46″W / 37.68556°N 97.32944°W / 37.68556; -97.32944

Amtrak
Arkansas City
Dallas
Houston
Lone Star
Newton
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Valley Center
Newton
Newton
Purcell
Derby
Purcell
Prospect
Belen
Belen Cutoff
Prospect
San Angelo
San Angelo
Wichita
Prospect
Englewood
Englewood
Wichita
Tyler

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