| abstract | - Danville Union Station, is the main passenger rail terminal serving the city of Danville, and the surrounding areas. DUS opened in May, 1941 as the Danville Union Passenger Terminal, effectively replacing the now demolished 32nd Street Station. The station was approached by residents of the Tri State Area seeking a new and more modern passenger rail station. The station was built to make passenger rail travel in, and out of Danville much more efficient. As early as 1939, the residents of the Tri State Area cried out that they needed a new train station to replace the out-of-date 32nd Street Station. In a unaminous decision, the city government approved the construction of the new station to improve commuter, and intercity passenger rail service in and out of Danville. Construction began in May, 1940 and continued until April, 1941. The new station permitted the Danville Southern Railway (DSRWY), Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe (AT&SF), and the Union Pacific (UP) a more convienent terminal for their named, and un-named passenger trains. On April 1st, 1971, the National Passenger Rail Corporation, better known as Amtrak took over a majority of the intercity passenger trains, barring the Danville Southern, which continued to operate passenger trains until 1978 when the DS finally caved in, and conveyed operations to Amtrak. Today, Union Station is served by Amtrak, and the Danville Transit Authority who took over commuter rail operations back in 1965.
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