Alexandria Union Station

Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Union Station, 2021
General information
Location	110 Callahan Drive Alexandria, Virginia United States
Coordinates	38°48′23″N 77°03′44″W / 38.80639°N 77.06222°W / 38.80639; -77.06222
Owned by	City of Alexandria
Operated by	Amtrak
Line(s)	CSX RF&P Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	at King Street–Old Town DASH: 30, 31, 32, 33, 102, 102X King Street Trolley Metrobus: 28A, 29K, 29N, NH2 Richmond Highway Express
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ALX
Fare zone	2 (VREX)
History
Opened	1905
Rebuilt	1982
Passengers
FY 2023	308,013[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Manassas toward Chicago Cardinal Washington, D.C. toward New York Quantico toward Charlotte Carolinian Manassas toward New Orleans Crescent Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Savannah Palmetto Fredericksburg toward Miami Silver Meteor Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Miami Floridian Washington, D.C. toward Chicago Burke Centre toward Roanoke Northeast Regional Washington, D.C. toward Boston South or Springfield Woodbridge toward Norfolk or Newport News Preceding station Virginia Railway Express Following station Backlick Road toward Broad Run Manassas Line Crystal City toward Washington, D.C. Franconia–Springfield toward Spotsylvania Fredericksburg Line
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Richmond Staples Mill Road toward Miami Silver Star Washington, D.C. toward New York Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Manassas toward Cincinnati Main Line Washington, D.C. Terminus Preceding station Southern Railway Following station Seminary toward Birmingham Main Line Washington, D.C. Terminus Preceding station Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Following station Franconia toward Richmond: Broad Street or Main Street Main Line Seventh Street toward Washington, D.C.
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	February 27, 2013
Reference no.	13000044[2]
Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated	December 13, 2012
Reference no.	100-0124
Location

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. It is served by both Amtrak intercity and Virginia Railway Express (VRE) commuter rail lines. The station serves as an alternative stop for Amtrak riders traveling through the Washington area, analogous to the role Newark Penn Station plays in the New York area.

It is located directly across the tracks from the King Street–Old Town station of the Washington Metro. Since the opening of the Metro station in 1983, the city has touted the station as an intermodal hub for regional mass transit, linking Amtrak, VRE, and Metro with a number of Alexandria DASH and Metrobus lines.^[5] The Virginia Department of Transportation and Northern Virginia Transportation Authority have plans to build a pedestrian tunnel between Union Station and King Street-Old Town; presently, those transferring from Amtrak to Metro must walk about 600 feet (180 m) along King Street.^[6]

The original passenger terminal, a one-story brick building completed in 1905, is still in use. Unlike most stations from the era, it was built in the Federal Revival style. The station was extensively renovated in 1982, with further improvements in the mid-1990s. The stone and concrete Veterans of Foreign Wars memorial was constructed at the station in 1940.^[7]