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Buses of the Georgetown-Union Station route of the DC Circulator system stop within the facility every ten minutes during operating hours. [66] The DC Streetcar's H Street/Benning Road Line serves the station from a stop on the H Street Bridge (a.k.a. the "Hopscotch Bridge") directly north of the station. The stop is accessible via the station ...
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]
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
Alexandria Union Station is a historic railroad station in Alexandria, Virginia, south of Washington, D.C. To avoid confusion with nearby Washington Union Station, the station is often referred to as simply Alexandria. [3] Its Amtrak code is ALX. [4] The station is located on Callahan Drive in the Old Town section of the city.
The NoMa–Gallaudet University station (formerly New York Ave–Florida Ave–Gallaudet University), located between Union Station and Rhode Island Avenue–Brentwood, opened on November 20, 2004. It was the system's first infill station (i.e., a new station built between existing stations). [20]
The centerpiece of the circle is the Columbus Fountain, flanked by three 110 ft (34 m) flagpoles, designed by Daniel Burnham and sculpted by Lorado Taft.It was unveiled on June 8, 1912 in a three-day celebration involving tens of thousands of people (including the US Army, Navy and Marines) and several dignitaries including President William H. Taft and the Italian Ambassador to the United States.
The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building is an administrative center for the federal court system located next to Union Station. Its construction completed the Columbus Circle area and was considered a long overdue addition to the Washington DC's Union Station and post office. [3]
The Metropolitan Branch Trail entered the DC Comprehensive Plan in the early 1990s and as early as 1993, the NPS was planning to build the 0.75 mile section from the Fort Totten Metro Station to South Dakota Ave; [3] in 1997, the DC Department of Public Works (DPW) completed an engineering feasibility study that determined that it would be ...