Boise Union Pacific Depot
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.
Boise Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Former Amtrak & Union Pacific inter-city rail station | ||||||||||||||||||||||
View from northeast in 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| General information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2603 West Eastover Terrace Boise, Idaho United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Boise | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | None | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Construction | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Structure type | At-grade | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | BOI (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | April 16, 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | May 1997 (for passenger rail service) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1993 (renovation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Union Pacific Mainline Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43.602°N 116.2147°W | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.7 acres (3.5 ha) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1925 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Cherdron Construction Company, Carrere, Hastings, Shreve & Lamb | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Architectural style | Spanish Colonial | |||||||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 74000730 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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