union station noun2 •(US, Canada) A railroad station shared by more than one railroad company, usually to spread the costs and ease the logistics of serving a particular town by rail.The Burlington had built a union station at the junction, but the Union Pacific refused to stop its trains there until it received an interest in the townsite. — 1978 •An instance of such a station, as for example Union Station in Toronto or Union Station in Los Angeles. formsunion stations