Washington, DC Code · WAS

Washington Union Station

Washington Union Station serves Washington, DC, and is a stop on 13 regularly scheduled passenger rail services.

Acela Northeast Regional Cardinal Crescent Silver Star Silver Meteor Palmetto Carolinian Vermonter Capitol Limited Floridian MARC Train Virginia Railway Express

Station Facts

City: Washington, DC
Amtrak code: WAS
Opened: 1907
Routes served: 13

About this station

Washington Union Station is the principal passenger rail facility serving Washington in District of Columbia. The station first opened to passenger service in 1907 and remains in active use today. It is one of more than five hundred stations in the national passenger rail network and one of 1 regularly served stations in District of Columbia.

Routes calling at Washington Union Station

Route	Type	Operator	Endpoints
Acela	Acela (High-Speed Rail)	Amtrak	Boston ↔ Washington
Northeast Regional	Regional Intercity	Amtrak	Boston ↔ Culpeper
Cardinal	Long-Distance	Amtrak	New York ↔ Chicago
Crescent	Long-Distance	Amtrak	New York ↔ New Orleans
Silver Star	Long-Distance	Amtrak	New York ↔ Hialeah
Silver Meteor	Long-Distance	Amtrak	New York ↔ Hialeah
Palmetto	Regional Intercity	Amtrak	New York ↔ Savannah
Carolinian	Regional Intercity	Amtrak	New York ↔ Charlotte
Vermonter	Regional Intercity	Amtrak	Washington ↔ St. Albans
Capitol Limited	Long-Distance	Amtrak	Washington ↔ Chicago
Floridian	Long-Distance	Amtrak	Chicago ↔ Hialeah
MARC Train	Commuter Rail	Maryland Transit Administration	Washington ↔ Frederick
Virginia Railway Express	Commuter Rail	PRTC/NVTC	Washington ↔ Culpeper

Getting to and from the station

Most major stations include taxi stands, rideshare pickup zones, and connecting public transit. Long-term and short-term parking is generally available at corridor and long-distance stations; small flag-stop stations may be unstaffed and have limited facilities. We recommend confirming station amenities with the operator before traveling, especially for early-morning or late-night arrivals.

Tickets

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Schedule note. The pages here describe the regularly scheduled timetable, not real-time train movements. For live status and platform information, see the operator's mobile app or the departure boards in the station.