Union Station
Union Station is a railway stop in Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic. Union Station is situated nearby to National Postal Museum, as well as near National Capitol Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and National Postal Museum.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
National Postal Museum
Museum
Union Station
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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 second-busiest station and North America's 13th-busiest railroad station. Union Station is situated 390 feet east of Union Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include NoMa and Capitol Hill.
NoMa
Neighborhood
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NoMa is a neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Ward 6 of the city. The neighborhood encompasses the region north of Massachusetts Avenue located north and east of Union Station.
Capitol Hill
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Capitol Hill is a venerable neighborhood just east of the Capitol building, best known as the main residence in the city for the legislative and judicial branches of the U.S. government, and for the staffers who run the place.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
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Washington, D.C.'s Chinatown is a small, historic area of Downtown Washington, D.C. along H and I Streets between 5th and 8th Streets, Northwest. The area was once home to thousands of Chinese immigrants, but fewer than 300 remained in 2017.
Union Station
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.89778° or 38° 53′ 52″ northLongitude
-77.00752° or 77° 0′ 27″ westOperator
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit AuthorityNetwork
Washington MetroOpen location code
87C4VXXR+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 7792067082OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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