union station

Grand train depot

Union station is a railroad terminal shared by multiple rail lines or companies, built to consolidate what were previously separate stations in a city.

The term appears in many North American city names as a proper noun—Union Station in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington D.C.—where these grand terminals became civic landmarks.

We're meeting at Union Station.

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Aviation passenger facility

international airport · bus station · bus terminal · seaport · ferry terminal

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Nearby public transit stop

suburban station · whistle stop · flag stop · local stop · waystation

historical naming convention

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Historic Manhattan rail terminus

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