Springfield Union Station

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Union Station | Springfield, Ma. | June 26, 2017

Contents

Station overview

Passenger rail service

Parking

Local and regional bus services

Intercity bus services

Taxi and rental car information

Bike share station

Visitor information


Station overview

Springfield Union Station
55 Frank B. Murray Street
Springfield, MA

Main entrance | 55 Frank B. Murry St [map]

South entrance | 66 Lyman St [map]

The south entrance provides easy access to the station concourse — which runs under the tracks — and the stairway and elevator that leads to the train platforms.

• Building hours | 4:30 am – 12:30 am daily

• Amtrak ticket office hours | 5 am – 10 pm daily

Station amenities

  • Restrooms ♿
  • Free public Wi-Fi (in the main waiting room)
  • Book exchange kiosk (in the concourse area)

Retail shops


Passenger rail service

An image of an Amtrak train at Springfield Union Station in Springfield Massachusetts.
Valley Flyer train 471 waiting for departure
Platform C, Track 6 | Springfield Union Station | January 24, 2020

Hartford Line [information/schedule]
• Springfield – Hartford – New Haven
Operated by Amtrak and CTrail

Note | Amtrak and Hartford Line ticket vending machines are located at the north end of the concourse near the Amtrak ticket office.

Additional Amtrak service [schedule] [train status]

Lake Shore Limited
• Boston – Springfield – Pittsfield – Buffalo – Chicago

Northeast Regional
• Springfield – New York – Washington, DC
• Springfield – New York – Washington, DC – Virginia

Valley Flyer
• Greenfield – Springfield – Hartford – New Haven1

Vermonter
• Vermont – Springfield – New York – Washington

1 With scheduled connections to both Amtrak and Metro-North in New Haven


Parking

Short term parking

Lyman Street | metered parking
$ 0.25/30 minutes | 1 hour limit
8 AM – 6 PM Mon-Fri
Free at other times

Long term parking

Union Station Garage
1755 Main Street
[map]
Note | You should be traveling north on Main Street to enter this garage

Hours of operation | 24 hours, seven days a week

$1.50 / for the first 30 minutes
$2.00 / for each additional hour
$5 to park for one day (between 5 am and Midnight) if you are taking the train [see note below]
$20 / 24 hours
$40 / 48 hours
$50 / 3-7 days
$65 / monthly

Note | Select the $5 “Daily Commuter” rate at the payment kiosk in the garage for daily parking.

Pay in advance at the parking payment kiosks, using cash, a credit card or a debit card.

Ken’s Parking
73 Taylor Street (one block from the Lyman Street entrance)
Springfield, MA
[map]

1–3 Days | $12 / calendar day
4–6 Days | $10 / calendar day
7+ Days | $9 / calendar day

Keep in mind that you can park for free on Lyman Street all day on Saturday’s and Sunday’s.

You can also park for free at the Windsor Locks, CT station. This station is about 14 miles south of Springfield and is right off of Interstate 91 at Exit 42.


Local and regional bus services

The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA), Greyhound, and Peter Pan Bus Lines provide frequent service to (and from) Springfield Union Station.

Click on one of the links below to view the options for travel between Union Station and,

Amherst  |  UMass Amherst

Greenfield  |  Holyoke  |  Northampton

MGM Springfield  |  The Big E

All other points

Note | these links will take you to the transit information on Google Maps. You will need to select the appropriate departure time/date on the site. You may also wish to change the starting point or destination.

PVTA Springfield Routes at Union Station

LoopDowntown Springfield Loop
B4Union Station/Plainfild St
B6Ludlow via Bay St
B7Eastfield Mall via State St/Boston Rd
B12Stonybrook Express
B17Eastfield Mall via Worthington/Wilbraham Rd
G1Chicopee/Sumner–Allen–Canon Circle
G2East Springfield via Carew/Belmont–Dwight
G2EEast Springfield Express
G3Springfield Plaza via Liberty/King–Westford
G5Dickinson/Dickinson/Jewish Home/ Longmeadow
G73ESpringfield-Northampton via I-91 Express
P11Holyoke Community College/Springfield Express
P20Holyoke/Springfield via Riverdale St
P21Holyoke/Springfield via Chicopee
P21ESpringfield/Holyoke via I-391 Express
R10Westfield/Westfield State Univ./West Springfield via Route 20
R14Feeding Hills/Springfield
R29Springfield/Amherst via Holyoke
X92Mid–City Crosstown

Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)


Intercity bus services

An image of the intercity bus berths at Springfield Union Station in Springfield Massachusetts,
Intercity bus berths | Springfield Union Station | October 2017

Peter Pan Bus Lines [schedules]

• Springfield – Hartford / New York City (Gate 18)
• Springfield – Worcester / Boston (Gate 18)
• Springfield – Pittsfield / Albany (Gate 21)
• Springfield – Northampton / Amherst / UMass (Gate 22)
• Springfield – Providence / Cape Cod (Gate 23)

Peter Pan’s station stops in the Pioneer Valley include Amherst, Hampshire College, Holyoke, Northampton, South Hadley, Springfield, and UMass Amherst.

Greyhound Lines [schedules]

• Springfield – Hartford – New York City (Gate 25)
• Springfield – Albany – Buffalo – Cleveland (Gate 25)
• Springfield – Worcester – Boston (Gate 26)
• Springfield – White River Jct. (Gate 26)


Bike share station

An image of the ValleyBike Share station at Springfield Union Station in Springfield Massachusetts,
ValleyBike Share dock at Union Station | August 2018

ValleyBike Share’s dock at Union Station is located near bus berth 15, on the north side of the station complex.

For further information visit the ValleyBike Share website.


Taxi and rental car information

The taxi stand at the station is located outside the Lyman Street entrance to the station, which is at the south end of the station concourse.

A listing of services can be found on the link below.

Taxi and Rideshare Services | Trains In The Valley

Rental cars

Enterprise Rent-A-Car in Springfield
765 East Columbus Ave
Springfield, MA
413-739-2344

Hours | Mon-Fri 7:30 am – 6 pm / Sat-Sun 9 am – 1 pm

SIXT Springfield
504 Saint James Ave
Springfield

Hours | Mon-Fri 8 am – 6 pm / Sat-Sun 8 am – 12 noon

Enterprise and SIXT offer a free pickup (and drop off) service during business hours. To schedule your pick-up time we recommend that you call the local rent a car office the day before your scheduled arrival in Springfield.


Visitor information

Springfield Visitors Center
1319 Main St
413-781-1591

Springfield, MA on TripAdvisor

A map of downtown Springfield, Massachusetts,
Springfield Downtown Cultural and Walking Tour Map | Dec 2021

Download the full map with site descriptions (PDF)

Walking Tour | Springfield Cultural Partnership


See also

Amtrak travel options in the region

East-West Rail in Massachusetts

Infrastructure | Springfield Union Station

Wanted: Books for the Union Station Book Exchange


Further information

Springfield Union Station | Official website

Springfield, MA (SPG) | Amtrak

Springfield Union Station | Greyhound

Springfield, MA | Peter Pan Bus Lines

Page last updated: September 20, 2022
Page last reviewed: August 8, 2018