Vancouver station (Washington)
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![]() Vancouver station in June 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1301 West 11th Street Vancouver, Washington United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 45°37′44″N 122°41′11″W / 45.62889°N 122.68639°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Fallbridge Subdivision and Seattle Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | 10 short term and 45 long term spaces | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: VAN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1908 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 1988 (partial) 2008 (complete) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 87,144[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vancouver station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Vancouver, Washington, United States. The station is served by four daily round trips of the Cascades, the daily Coast Starlight, and the daily Portland section of the Empire Builder.
Vancouver station is located in a wye between the Fallbridge Subdivision and Seattle Subdivision, just north Burlington Northern Railroad Bridge 9.6 over the Columbia River.[2] A side platform and narrow island platform on the west side of the station building serve the Cascades and Coast Starlight on the Seattle Subdivision, while a side platform to the east serves the Empire Builder on the Fallbridge Subdivision.
Designed by Kennewick-based architect Francis A. Swingle, the station was constructed in 1908 by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway (a subsidiary of the Northern Pacific Railroad) to serve trains using the new Columbia River bridge.[3] Service was transferred to Amtrak in 1971. A partial restoration of the station building took place in 1988, followed by a full renovation in 2008–09.
References
[edit]- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
- ^ "Vancouver, WA (VAN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
- ^ "Kennewick to Get Depot". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. April 28, 1908. p. 15.
Mr. Swingle is commissioned to furnish plans and specifications for depots both in this city and Vancouver, and has the floor plans of both buildings nearly completed.
External links
[edit] Media related to Vancouver station (Washington) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak stations in Washington (state)
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1908
- Buildings and structures in Vancouver, Washington
- Transportation in Vancouver, Washington
- Former Northern Pacific Railway stations in Washington (state)
- 1908 establishments in Washington (state)
- Transportation buildings and structures in Clark County, Washington
- Former Great Northern Railway (U.S.) stations
- Former Union Pacific Railroad stations
- Former Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway stations