Multimillion dollar future developments at Union Station in Washington DC The 210,000 square feet of retail space features a number of restaurants, cafes and cinema screens. An electric charging station includes one charging unit for all electric vehicles. Parking for recreational vehicles and motor coaches is also available. The elevators and escalators in the garage connect to the retail area, restaurants and platforms.Ī bus deck provides parking facilities for tour and charter buses. The station includes a multitiered parking garage with 2,194 parking spaces. The routes served by VRE include Washington DC and Northern Virginia. MRCS’s routes include Maryland, Washington DC and West Virginia. The trains serve Washington, Boston, New York and other cities. It serves as Amtrak’s headquarters, which occupies 100,000 square feet of office space in the station.Īmtrak train services include high-speed trains ( Acela Express and Northeast Regional) and passenger trains (Cardinal / Hoosier State, Capitol Limited, Crescent, Carolinian / Piedmont, Silver Service / Palmetto and Vermonter).

Union Station is served by the Amtrak, Maryland Rail Commuter Service (MRCS), Virginia Railway Express (VRE) and Washington Metro Red lines. Services and facilities included at the historic landmark and transport hub It established the station as a popular tourist site, transportation hub and commercial destination. The renovated Union Station was officially opened in September 1988. It was executed by a team including LaSalle Partners, Williams Jackson Ewing and Benjamin Thompson & Associates Architects. More than 2.5 acres of marble was used for restoration. Groundbreaking for the project took place in August 1936. The project was the largest restoration project ever to have been undertaken in the US during that time. It was carried out by a public-private partnership under which Amtrak contributed $70m, while Union Station Venture and the District of Columbia invested $40m each. The restoration plan aimed to transform the station into a modern transportation hub and commercial centre. A $160m restoration and revitalisation plan was undertaken for the station under the act. To save the building, the Redevelopment Act of 1981 was enacted. Design of the Union Station served as the basis for other monumental buildings in Washington.īy the late 1970s, the station building started to deteriorate and was in danger of being demolished. The hall features a 96ft high barrel-vaulted ceiling decorated with gold leaf.

A central archway styled similarly to Rome’s Arch of Constantine leads to the 120ft x 119ft main hall.

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