Amtrak says no taxis or rideshare allowed near KC Union Station, no checked baggage, urges riders to use other stations many miles away
Author: Will be worse for Super Bowl
Date: 02-15-2023 - 14:51
Amtrak urged riders to use the Independence or the 40 miles away Lawrence stations instead. Said no nearby dropoff or pickup of passengers.
That;s a fail by the city.
FUD Wrote:
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> The city understands perfectly what the PRESENT
> station's function is: a public event space.
>
> The Amtrak station itself takes up a very small
> amount of space, essentially negligible in
> comparison to the size of the building. All it
> needs is enough space for ticket sales, baggage
> handling, and a little seating for people waiting
> for the 1 SW Chief and 2 River Runner round trips
> a day. Not sure, but at one point (before the
> River Runners) the Amtrak presence may have
> devolved to an Amshack though probably not as
> ridiculous as the bus shelter at Denair or what
> looked like a repurposed signal equipment shelter
> at Madera.