Did you know that there is a mobile app for Washington Union Station? USRC recently conducted a comprehensive update to the Union Station Tour mobile app, so if you already knew about it, please download the latest version. If you were unaware that such an app existed, please go to iTunes or Google Play and search for Union Station Tour. This free app provides information and photos about the station’s history, its existing features, and recent and future expansion and renovation.

The application includes the following features:
• Points of Interest, with historic overviews of the various parts of the station, separated into three stages – Early Years, Mid Century, and Decline and Revitalization;
• A quiz, which encourages visitors to test their knowledge on the history of and interesting facts about Union Station;
• A scavenger hunt that challenges visitors to seek out interesting focal points in and around the station;
• A list of transportation options in the multimodal station;
• A comprehensive timeline of Union Station from 1835 to 2017;
• A map of the station, indicating where the various Points of Interest are located; and
• A photo gallery with images from 1908 to present-day.

We hope you enjoy using the app and learning about historic, beautiful Union Station.

Development of the mobile app, which has been available in its previous form since April 2015, was funded in part by a grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.