Critic Jerry Renshaw lauded the film and wrote, "On the surface, Union Station is a fairly routine action film for 1950, with its high level of suspense, strong-arm police procedural tactics, and caper-film trappings.
The critic Jerry Renshaw reviewed the film "Union Station" and found it to be a standard action movie for 1950. It had typical elements of suspense, police procedural tactics, and caper film conventions.