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Washington Union Station, known locally as Union Station, is a major train station, transportation hub, and leisure destination in Washington, D.C. Designed by Daniel Burnham and opened in 1907, it is Amtrak's headquarters, the railroad's second-busiest station, and North America's 10th-busiest railroad station.
Metrobus is a bus service operated by Metro, consisting of 176 bus lines serving 12,301 stops, including 3,133 bus shelters and nearly every Washington Metro station. In fiscal year 2006, Metrobus provided 131 million trips, 39% of all Washington Metro trips. [ 14 ]
The station in the process of being painted white in April 2017. 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]
The busiest station in the system in 2023 was Metro Center, with more than 3.9 million passenger entries over the course of the year. [8] Rosslyn was the busiest station in Virginia, while Silver Spring was the busiest in Maryland. The system's 10 busiest stations are all located in Washington.
Routes 31 and 33 operate between the Friendship Heights station of the Red Line of the Washington Metro and Potomac Park (31) or Washington Union Station (33), running every 10 to 12 minutes between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekdays. In addition, Route 33 operates on weekends every 10 minutes during the day and 15 - 20 minutes after 9 p.m. daily.
[citation needed] WMATA later acquired DC Transit and three other private bus companies that operated throughout the Washington Metropolitan Area and merged them all together to form its own, Metrobus System on February 4, 1973. [2] On March 27, 1976, 96 was rerouted from the Capitol Building, and instead terminate at the Washington Union Station.
Station Code Opened Image Other Metro Line(s) Notes Huntington: C15: December 17, 1983 Southern terminus Eisenhower Avenue: C14 King Street–Old Town: C13 at Alexandria Union Station Transfer station for the Blue Line (southern) Braddock Road: C12 Potomac Yard: C11: May 19, 2023 Infill station: National Airport: C10: July 1, 1977 Crystal City: C09
Station Code Opened Image Other Metro Line(s) Connections/other notes Franconia–Springfield: J03: June 29, 1997 Southern terminus Van Dorn Street: J02: June 15, 1991 King Street–Old Town: C13: December 17, 1983 at Alexandria Union Station Transfer station for the Yellow Line (southern) Braddock Road: C12 Potomac Yard: C11: May 19, 2023 ...