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Boise Union Pacific Depot

Boise Depot
Former Amtrak & Union Pacific inter-city rail station
View from northeast in 2006
General information
Location2603 West Eastover Terrace
Boise, Idaho[1]
United States
Owned byCity of Boise
Line(s)None
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeBOI (Amtrak)
History
OpenedApril 16, 1925 (1925-04-16)[2]
ClosedMay 1997
(for passenger rail service)
Rebuilt1993 (renovation)
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Nampa
toward Seattle
Pioneer Shoshone
1981–1997
toward Chicago
Mountain Home
1977–1981
toward Chicago
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Perkins
toward Portland
Portland – Granger Hillcrest
toward Granger
Union Pacific Mainline Depot
Boise Union Pacific Depot is located in Idaho
Boise Union Pacific Depot
Boise Union Pacific Depot is located in the United States
Boise Union Pacific Depot
Coordinates43°36′07″N 116°12′53″W / 43.602°N 116.2147°W / 43.602; -116.2147
Area8.7 acres (3.5 ha)
Built1925 (1925)
ArchitectCherdron Construction Company,
Carrere, Hastings, Shreve & Lamb
Architectural styleSpanish Colonial
NRHP reference No.74000730[3][4]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1974

The Boise Depot is a former train station in the western United States, located in Boise, Idaho. Opened 99 years ago in 1925, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). At an elevation of 2,753 feet (839 m) above sea level on the rim of the first bench, the depot overlooks Capitol Boulevard and the Idaho State Capitol, one mile (1.6 km) to the northeast.

  1. ^ Boise Depot - City of Boise
  2. ^ "Celebrate U.P reaching Boise". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). April 21, 1925. p. 6.
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ "National Register of Historic Places: State Listing (Idaho)". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. American Dreams Inc. Retrieved January 9, 2014.