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{{Short description|Washington Metro station}} |
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{{Infobox station |
{{Infobox station |
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| name = Union Station |
| name = Union Station |
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| style = WMATA |
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| symbol = red |
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|style=WMATA |
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| symbol_location = washington |
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| image = 2010 02 24 - 2055 - Washington DC - Union Station.jpg |
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| image = WMATA Union Station in Washington DC.jpg |
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| image_caption = A Red Line train leaving the station |
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| image_caption = A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train servicing the station in December 2018 |
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| address = 701 1st Street, [[Northeast, Washington, D.C.|NE]], [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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| address = 701 1st Street NE |
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| coordinates = {{coord|38.897723|-77.006745|region:US_type:railwaystation|display=inline,title}} |
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| borough = [[Washington, D.C.]] |
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| coordinates = {{coord |38.897723 |-77.006745 |format=dms |region:US_type:railwaystation |display=inline,title}} |
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| platform = 1 [[island platform]] |
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| owned = [[Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority]] |
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| tracks = 2 |
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| platform = 1 [[island platform]] |
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| other = {{rint|rail|size=12px}} '''[[Amtrak]]''', '''[[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]]''', '''[[MARC Train|MARC]]'''<br /> at [[Washington Union Station|Union Station]]<br />{{rint|tram|link=DC Streetcar}} '''[[DC Streetcar]]'''<br /> at [[Union Station (DC Streetcar)|Union Station]]<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]''': 80, [[East Capitol Street-Cardozo Line|96, 97]], [[Sibley Hospital–Stadium Armory Line|D6]], [[Hospital Center Line|D8]], [[Benning Road Line|X1]], [[Benning Road-H Street Line|X2]], X8, [[Benning Road-H Street Limited Line|X9]]<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[DC Circulator]]''':<br />{{color box|#febb0c}} [[Georgetown, Washington, D.C.|Georgetown]]–[[Washington Union Station|Union Station]]<br /> {{color box|#ef8422}} [[Congress Heights station|Congress Heights]] – [[Union Station (WMATA station)|Union Station]]<br />{{color box|#ef0000}} [[National Mall]]<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[MTA Maryland Bus]]''': 903, 922<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[Loudoun County Transit]]'''<br />{{bus icon}} '''[[PRTC OmniRide]]''' |
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| tracks = 2 |
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| structure = Underground |
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| connections = {{Unbulleted list |
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| parking = |
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| {{rint|rail|size=12}} [[Amtrak]], [[MARC Train|MARC]], [[Virginia Railway Express|VRE]] at [[Washington Union Station|Union Station]] |
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| bicycle = 23 racks |
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| {{rint|tram|link=DC Streetcar}} [[DC Streetcar]] at [[Union Station (DC Streetcar)|Union Station]] |
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| ADA = Yes |
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| {{bus icon}} [[Metrobus (Washington, D.C.)|Metrobus]]: [[North Capitol Street Line|80]], [[East Capitol Street-Cardozo Line|96]], [[Sibley Hospital–Stadium Armory Line|D6]], [[Hospital Center Line|D8]], [[Benning Road-H Street Line|X2]], X8, [[Benning Road-H Street Limited Line|X9]] |
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| code = B03 |
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| {{bus icon}} [[DC Circulator]]: Congress Heights–Union Station, Georgetown–Union Station, National Mall |
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| zone = |
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| {{bus icon}} [[Loudoun County Transit]] |
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| opened = {{start date and age|March 27, 1976}} |
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| {{bus icon}} [[MTA Maryland Bus]]: 903, 922 |
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| rebuilt = |
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| {{bus icon}} [[PRTC OmniRide]] |
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| former = Union Station–Visitor Center |
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| mpassengers = |
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| structure = Underground |
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| passengers = 29,197 daily<ref name=ridership17 /> |
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| parking = |
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| bicycle = [[Capital Bikeshare]], 23 [[Bicycle parking rack|racks]] |
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| pass_year = 2017 |
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| accessible = Yes |
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| pass_percent = 1.15 |
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| code = B03 |
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=WMATA|line=Red|left=Judiciary Square|right=NoMa–Gallaudet U}} |
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| opened = {{start date and age|March 27, 1976}} |
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| former = Union Station–Visitor Center (March 27, 1976 - January 21, 1982)<ref>{{cite web |title=Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #82-04 |url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/wmata/latest/wmata_res20/resolution_%23_82_04 |publisher=American Legal Publishing |access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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| passengers = 9,848 daily<ref name="Data">{{cite web |title=Metrorail Ridership Summary |url=https://www.wmata.com/initiatives/ridership-portal/Metrorail-Ridership-Summary.cfm |publisher=Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority |access-date=January 10, 2024}}</ref> |
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| pass_year = 2023 |
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| pass_rank = 3 out of 98 |
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| services = {{Adjacent stations|system=WMATA|line=Red|left=Judiciary Square|right=NoMa–Gallaudet U}} |
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| other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=WMATA|line=Green Line Commuter Shortcut|left=Judiciary Square|right=Rhode Island Avenue|to-left=Farragut North|to-right=Greenbelt}} |
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| other_services_header = Former services |
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| other_services_collapsible=yes |
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| mapframe = yes |
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| mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail-metro |marker-color=#e31837 |zoom=15 }} |
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'''Union Station''' is a [[Washington Metro]] [[metro station|station]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] on the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]. It has a single underground [[island platform]]. |
'''Union Station''' is a [[Washington Metro]] [[metro station|station]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], on the [[Red Line (Washington Metro)|Red Line]]. The station is located in the [[Northeast, Washington, D.C.|Northeast]] quadrant of the city under the western end of [[Union Station (Washington D.C.)|Union Station]], the main train station for Washington. It has a single underground [[island platform]]. With a daily average of 9,848 tapped entries, Union Station is the third-busiest in the system, behind [[Metro Center station|Metro Center]] and [[Foggy Bottom–GWU station|Foggy Bottom–GWU]]. |
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==Station layout== |
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The station is located in the [[Northeast, Washington, D.C.|Northeast]] quadrant of the city under the western end of [[Union Station (Washington D.C.)|Union Station]], the main train station for Washington, where connections can be made to [[Amtrak]] intercity trains, as well as [[Virginia Railway Express]] and [[MARC Train|MARC]] [[commuter rail]] trains to [[suburbs]] in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. |
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Like the other original stations of the Metro, Union Station sports [[coffer|coffered]] vaults of concrete in its ceiling.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/metro/con2.html Construction: Tunnels]</ref> One end of the station has a lowered "box" cut out of the ceiling. The station features an [[island platform]] with two exits, one mid-platform mezzanine leading to the main hall of Union Station and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue]] and the one northern exit leading to 1st Street NE and to the main boarding concourse. |
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==History== |
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The station was originally named "Union Station–Visitor Center" but when the [[National Visitor Center]] there failed, it was renamed Union Station. One or two pylons still read "Union Station-Visitor Center", and a number of older stations still display this name on signage. |
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[[File:Union Station WMATA repainting 2017.jpg|thumb|left|The station in the process of being painted white in April 2017]] |
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After groundbreaking in 1969, the station opened as Union Station-Visitor Center ([[National Visitor Center]]) on March 27, 1976, with the rest of the Red Line. It was renamed to simply "Union Station" in 1982 following the closure of the [[National Visitor Center]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #82-04 |url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/wmata/latest/wmata_res20/resolution_%23_82_04 |access-date=December 6, 2023 |publisher=American Legal Publishing}}</ref> |
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Union Station had dirtier walls than most stations as trains brought in soot from diesel engines in Union Station, resulting in a dimmer station. In March 2017, it was announced the station would be painted white at a cost of $75,000–$100,000. This sparked a debate amongst riders, as preservationists did not like the irrevocable act of painting the [[brutalist]] cavern, while other riders liked the brightened stations and cleaner feels that resulted from the white paint.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/dr-gridlock/wp/2017/03/30/metro-decision-to-paint-union-station-vault-rubs-some-the-wrong-way/|title=Metro decision to paint Union Station vault rubs some the wrong way|newspaper=Washington Post|access-date=April 25, 2017}}</ref> |
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Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, the station was closed because of security concerns due to the [[Inauguration of Joe Biden|2020 Inauguration]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures {{!}} WMATA |url=https://www.wmata.com/about/news/2021-Inauguration-Service-Adjustments.cfm |website=www.wmata.com |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> |
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== Station layout == |
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Like the other original stations of the Metro, Union Station sports [[coffer]]ed vaults of concrete in its ceiling.<ref>[http://chnm.gmu.edu/metro/con2.html Construction: Tunnels]</ref> The station features an [[island platform]] with two exits, one mid-platform mezzanine leading to the main hall of Union Station and [[Massachusetts Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Massachusetts Avenue]] and the one northern exit leading to 1st Street NE and to the main boarding concourse. |
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{{WMATA Red platform layout/island}} |
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== Notable places nearby == |
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* [[C-SPAN]] |
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* [[Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C.|Capitol Hill]] |
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* [[United States Capitol Police|Capitol Police]] Headquarters |
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* [[CNN]] Washington Bureau |
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* [[Columbus Circle (Washington, D.C.)|Columbus Circle]] |
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* [[Dirksen Senate Office Building]] |
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* [[Federal Energy Regulatory Commission]] |
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* [[Folger Shakespeare Library]] |
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* [[Georgetown University Law Center]] |
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* [[Gonzaga College High School]] |
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* [[United States Government Printing Office|Government Printing Office]] |
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* [[Hall of the States]] |
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* [[Hart Senate Office Building]] |
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* [[The Heritage Foundation|Heritage Foundation]] |
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* [[Hillsdale College#The Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship|Hillsdale College's Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship]] |
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* [[Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II|Japanese-American Memorial]] |
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* [[National Guard Memorial Museum]] |
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* [[National Postal Museum]] |
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* [[Russell Senate Office Building]] |
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* [[Securities and Exchange Commission]] |
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* [[Supreme Court of the United States]] |
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* [[Sursum Corda Cooperative]] |
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* [[Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building]] |
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* [[Washington Union Station|Union Station]] |
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* [[United States Capitol]] |
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* Washington, D.C. [[bus]] terminal |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:WashingtonUnionStation-VisitorCenterPillar.jpg|An old "Union Station-Visitor Center" sign on the station platform |
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File:Union Station WMATA repainting 2017.jpg|The station in the process of being painted white in 2017 |
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File:WMATA Union Station in Washington DC.jpg|A train of Breda 3000 Series on the Red Line departing Union Station |
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</gallery> |
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The street-level entrance on First street, built into the existing retaining wall, will be rebuilt to accessible-compliant standards, adding more space for extra fare gates and connections between the platform and track level.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Repetski |first1=Stephen |title=The Union Station Metro entrance on First Street is getting a makeover |url=https://ggwash.org/view/64032/the-union-station-metro-entrance-on-first-street-is-getting-a-makeover |website=Greater Greater Washington |access-date=3 August 2020 |date=11 July 2017}}</ref> During initial construction of the station, a 600-foot (180-meter) pedestrian tunnel was constructed between the north mezzanine and H Street NE. However, prior to the station's opening, the tunnel was boarded up and the space is now used by WMATA to store equipment.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fehr |first=Stephen |date=December 10, 1993 |title=New Metro Entrance Planned for Busy Union Station |pages=C05 |newspaper=The Washington Post}}</ref> There have been plans to incorporate the abandoned tunnel into future station planned improvements. |
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== References == |
== References == |
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==External links== |
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* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.897229,-77.007723&spn=0.003941,0.01369&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.897315,-77.007707&panoid=WiMMTL9WznNZq4l7wbE1RA&cbp=12,81.92,,0,2.81 1st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View] |
* [https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=38.897229,-77.007723&spn=0.003941,0.01369&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.897315,-77.007707&panoid=WiMMTL9WznNZq4l7wbE1RA&cbp=12,81.92,,0,2.81 1st Street entrance from Google Maps Street View] |
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Location | 701 1st Street NE Washington, D.C. | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°53′52″N 77°00′24″W / 38.897723°N 77.006745°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Structure type | Underground | ||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Capital Bikeshare, 23 racks | ||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Station code | B03 | ||||||||||||
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Opened | March 27, 1976 | ||||||||||||
Previous names | Union Station–Visitor Center (March 27, 1976 - January 21, 1982)[1] | ||||||||||||
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2023 | 9,848 daily[2] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 3 out of 98 | ||||||||||||
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Union Station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C., on the Red Line. The station is located in the Northeast quadrant of the city under the western end of Union Station, the main train station for Washington. It has a single underground island platform. With a daily average of 9,848 tapped entries, Union Station is the third-busiest in the system, behind Metro Center and Foggy Bottom–GWU.
Station layout
Like the other original stations of the Metro, Union Station sports coffered vaults of concrete in its ceiling.[3] One end of the station has a lowered "box" cut out of the ceiling. The station features an island platform with two exits, one mid-platform mezzanine leading to the main hall of Union Station and Massachusetts Avenue and the one northern exit leading to 1st Street NE and to the main boarding concourse.
History
After groundbreaking in 1969, the station opened as Union Station-Visitor Center (National Visitor Center) on March 27, 1976, with the rest of the Red Line. It was renamed to simply "Union Station" in 1982 following the closure of the National Visitor Center.[4]
Union Station had dirtier walls than most stations as trains brought in soot from diesel engines in Union Station, resulting in a dimmer station. In March 2017, it was announced the station would be painted white at a cost of $75,000–$100,000. This sparked a debate amongst riders, as preservationists did not like the irrevocable act of painting the brutalist cavern, while other riders liked the brightened stations and cleaner feels that resulted from the white paint.[5]
Between January 15 to January 21, 2021, the station was closed because of security concerns due to the 2020 Inauguration.[6]
The street-level entrance on First street, built into the existing retaining wall, will be rebuilt to accessible-compliant standards, adding more space for extra fare gates and connections between the platform and track level.[7] During initial construction of the station, a 600-foot (180-meter) pedestrian tunnel was constructed between the north mezzanine and H Street NE. However, prior to the station's opening, the tunnel was boarded up and the space is now used by WMATA to store equipment.[8] There have been plans to incorporate the abandoned tunnel into future station planned improvements.
References
- ^ "Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #82-04". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Metrorail Ridership Summary". Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
- ^ Construction: Tunnels
- ^ "Resolution of the Board of Directors of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority #82-04". American Legal Publishing. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
- ^ "Metro decision to paint Union Station vault rubs some the wrong way". Washington Post. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
- ^ "Metro announces Inauguration service plans, station closures | WMATA". www.wmata.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Repetski, Stephen (July 11, 2017). "The Union Station Metro entrance on First Street is getting a makeover". Greater Greater Washington. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ^ Fehr, Stephen (December 10, 1993). "New Metro Entrance Planned for Busy Union Station". The Washington Post. pp. C05.
External links
Media related to Union Station (WMATA station) at Wikimedia Commons