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Union Station
Union Station is a Washington Metro station in Washington, D.C. on the Red Line.
The station is located in Northeast of the city under the western end of Union Station, the main train station for Washington, at which connections can be made to Amtrak intercity trains as well as the Virginia Railway Express and MARC regional rail trains to the suburbs.
It features an island platform with two exits, one mid-platform leading into the main part of the station and Massachusetts Avenue and the other at the northern end emptying onto 1st Street NE and to the main boarding concourse.
The station was originally named "Union Station-Visitor Center" but when the National Visitor Center there failed, it was renamed Union Station. In fact, one or two pylons still read "Union Station-Visitor Center," and a number of older stations still display this name on signage.
Like the other original stations, Union Station sports coffered vaults of concrete in its ceiling even though it is a shallow station constructed using simple cut and cover methods.
Service began on March 27, 1976 with the opening of the Red Line. It is the busiest station in the Metrorail system, averaging 33,000 passengers per weekday as of May 3, 2006.
Description: Union Station (Washington Metro) article from the English Wikipedia (GFDL)
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Flags of Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, and the United States above the Amtrak-side entrance. Due to heavy airflow, the United States flag is partly wrapped around its pole. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Outbound side of platform. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 2000 or 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2003-02-08 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Inbound view of station. Train is on outbound track. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Inbound view of station. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Train is arriving on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Train is on outbound track. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-04-23 Comments: Train is arriving on inbound track. |
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Vehicle: Rohr Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Category: Rohr Cars Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: Rohr train side destination sign showing "BROOKLAND-CUA" at Union Station. Due to a communications problem resulting from a flood at Silver Spring, trains that would normally have terminated at Silver Spring were terminating at Brookland-CUA, and using the B&E connection as a pocket track. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: PIDS screen indicating that a Red Line train to Brookland-CUA is at the platform. |
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Vehicle: CAF Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Category: CAF Cars Date: 2004-08-04 Comments: CAF side destination sign showing Red Line service to Brookland-CUA. |
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Vehicle: Breda 3000-Series Service: WMATA Red Line Location: Union Station Date: 2004-09-08 Comments: Train is on inbound track. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2005-03-30 Comments: Station entrance pylon. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2005-03-30 Comments: Escalator rehabilitation is underway on one of the west-side escalators. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2008-02-14 Comments: "NO CLEARANCE" wall markings over the outbound track. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2009-03-07 Comments: Ceiling at Union Station, with acoustic panels removed. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2009-03-21 Comments: Ceiling at Union Station facing inbound, with acoustic panels removed. At least one pylon light is out. |
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Location: Union Station Date: 2009-03-21 Comments: View facing inbound from outbound side of the platform, near the outbound end of the station. |
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