Eugene (Amtrak station)

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Southern Pacific Passenger Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Eugene Depot
Eugene Depot
Location: Eugene, OR
Built/Founded: 1908
Architect: Modeled after stations by H. H. Richardson[1]
Architectural style(s): American Craftsman, Richardsonian Romanesque
Added to NRHP: August 16, 2007
NRHP Reference#: 07000823
Governing body: City of Eugene

Eugene Depot is an Amtrak train station in Eugene, Oregon, United States. It is served by the Coast Starlight and is the southern terminus of the Amtrak Cascades. The station, built in 1908 by the Southern Pacific Railroad, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as the Southern Pacific Passenger Depot) in 2007.[2]

The current station is the third passenger depot built at this location.[1] Built of masonry, it is one of five masonry depots that still exist along the original Southern Pacific West Coast line. The other depots are in Albany, Medford, Roseburg and Salem.[3] A $1.3 million restoration project was completed in 2004.

Interior of the Eugene Depot
Interior of the Eugene Depot


Eugene
Station statistics
Address 433 Willamette St.
Eugene, Oregon
Lines
Cascades
Coast Starlight
Platforms 1 + 1 disused
Other information
Opened 1908
Code EUG
Owned by City of Eugene
Traffic
Passengers (FY2007) 89,454 ▲ 5% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Cascades Terminus
toward Seattle
 Coast Starlight

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b (1983) Style & Vernacular: A Guide to the Architecture of Lane County, Oregon. Western Imprints, The Press of the Oregon Historical Society. ISBN 0-87595-085-X. 
  2. ^ Heritage Programs: National Register—Recent Nominations. Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.
  3. ^ Christie, Tim. "Railroad depot speeds into history books", The Register-Guard, September 7, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-09-19. 

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