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Beginning Feb. 1, Amtrak will relocate from Denver Union Station to a site west of Coors Field in the downtown area to accommodate construction of a new commuter-rail station that will serve Amtrak and the East, Gold, North Metro and Northwest Rail commuter lines.

When the project is completed, Denver Union Station will be the "centerpiece" of the Regional Transportation District's (RTD) FasTracks program and will serve as a multi-modal hub for the region, Amtrak and RTD officials said in a prepared statement. Plans call for Amtrak to return to Union Station in 2014.

In addition to the eight-track Amtrak and RTD commuter-rail station, the $484 million Denver Union Station redevelopment project includes a new light-rail station for current and future lines.

Amtrak operates two trains daily through Denver: the westbound and eastbound California Zephyr. In 2010, 128,410 Amtrak passengers used the Denver station.