Vancouver station (Washington)

This article is about the Amtrak station in Vancouver, Washington. For the station in Vancouver, British Columbia, see Pacific Central Station.

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, WA
Vancouver station in June 2006
General information
Location	1301 West 11th Street Vancouver, Washington United States
Coordinates	45°37′44″N 122°41′11″W
Owned by	City of Vancouver
Line(s)	BNSF Fallbridge Subdivision and Seattle Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	4
Construction
Parking	10 short term and 45 long term spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: VAN
History
Opened	1908
Rebuilt	1988 (partial) 2008 (complete)
Passengers
FY 2023	87,144[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Portland toward Eugene Amtrak Cascades Kelso toward Vancouver, British Columbia Portland toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Kelso toward Seattle Portland Terminus Empire Builder Bingen–White Salmon toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Kelso toward Seattle Pioneer Discontinued in 1997 Portland toward Chicago Joint Great Northern/Northern Pacific/ Union Pacific service Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station Portland Terminus Portland–Seattle Line Felida toward Seattle Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station Portland Terminus Portland–Seattle Line Felida toward Seattle Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station Portland Terminus Portland–Seattle Line Felida toward Seattle Preceding station Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Following station North Portland toward Portland Main Line Image toward Spokane: Great Northern or Northern Pacific
Location

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

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
2. "Vancouver, WA (VAN)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
3. "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

Media related to Vancouver station (Washington) at Wikimedia Commons

• Vancouver, WA – Amtrak
• Vancouver, WA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)