$466 million in improvements coming to Union Station

The federal government will invest nearly $466 million in improvements at Washington Union Station, with the funding aimed at structural repairs, passenger upgrades and security improvements, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced Thursday.

The U.S. Department of Transportation plans to invest the funds in building repairs; upgrades to ticketing, the Amtrak lounge and the concourse; new stores, signage and parking to raise revenues; and “family-friendly infrastructure,” the department said in a release.

The grants were made through the Northeast Railroad Partnership Program, which began with a 2015 surface-rail improvement bill in Congress.