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| Salem |
Salem Amtrak station |
| Station statistics |
| Address |
500 13th Street SE
Salem, Oregon |
| Lines |
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| Tracks |
1 |
| Parking |
free |
| Baggage check |
yes |
| Other information |
| Opened |
1918 |
| Code |
SLM |
| Owned by |
Oregon Department of Transportation |
| Traffic |
|
| Passengers (FY2007) |
51,387 ▲ 4% (Amtrak) |
| Services |
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Salem Station is an Amtrak train station in Salem, Oregon, United States. It is served by the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight. The Beaux-Arts-style station was constructed of masonry by the Southern Pacific Railroad in 1918 and is the third station to have been built at this location.[1] 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 Eugene.[2] A restoration project by the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) was completed in 2000.[1][3] Amtrak leases the station from ODOT for $1 a year, in exchange for maintenance of the building and grounds.[4]
An 1889 freight depot/baggage shed survived the fire that destroyed the previous station and is the oldest freight depot in the state.[4] Now located south of the passenger station, it awaits restoration.[4]
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