Union Station (Washington Metro)

Union Station
A Shady Grove-bound Red Line train servicing the station in December 2018
General information
Location	701 1st Street NE Washington, D.C.
Coordinates	38°53′52″N 77°00′24″W / 38.897723°N 77.006745°W / 38.897723; -77.006745
Owned by	Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Platforms	1 island platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak, MARC, VRE at Union Station DC Streetcar at Union Station Metrobus: 80, 96, D6, D8, X2, X8, X9 DC Circulator: Congress Heights–Union Station, Georgetown–Union Station, National Mall Loudoun County Transit MTA Maryland Bus: 903, 922 PRTC OmniRide
Construction
Structure type	Underground
Bicycle facilities	Capital Bikeshare, 23 racks
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	B03
History
Opened	March 27, 1976 (March 27, 1976)
Previous names	Union Station–Visitor Center (until January 21, 1982)[1]
Passengers
2023	9,848 daily[2]
Rank	3 out of 98
Services
Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Judiciary Square toward Shady Grove Red Line NoMa–Gallaudet U toward Glenmont
Former services Preceding station Washington Metro Following station Judiciary Square toward Farragut North Green Line Commuter Shortcut Rhode Island Avenue toward Greenbelt
Location

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 Washington 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.