Central Pacific Railroad Depot (Oakland)

The Central Pacific Railroad Depot is a former rail station located in Oakland, California on 7th Street west of Broadway. Originally serving as the western terminal of the San Francisco and Oakland Railroad, the Central Pacific Railroad chose the line as the final link of their transcontinental route and acquired the line and station in 1869.^[2] Southern Pacific began operating the line in 1885, and most traffic was rerouted to the 16th Street station when that facility opened in 1912. An additional track was added at some point and both electrified for use in the Key System. A stop continued to operate out front, but the station building had been converted to the Mi Rancho Tortilla Factory in 1939. Tracks were removed with the dismantling of the system.

Oakland
The former station in April 2021
General information
Location	464 7th Street, Oakland, California
Coordinates	37.799863°N 122.274693°W / 37.799863; -122.274693
Services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station 7th Street and Market Street toward Transbay Terminal 7th Street Line 7th Street and Oak Street toward San Leandro–Dutton Avenue
Oakland Designated Landmark
Designated	1982[1]
Reference no.	65

The building was evaluated for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, however was deemed unlikely to qualify due to changes on the facade.^[3]

See also

• Western Pacific Depot – the 3rd Street Oakland station
• Oakland–Jack London Square station – modern Amtrak station

References

1. "Oakland Designated Landmark 65: Central Pacific Railway Depot Mi Rancho (Image A)". City of Oakland. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
2. "Railroad celebration at Oakland". California digital newspaper collection. Daily Alta California, Volume 21, Number 7172, 9 November 1869. Retrieved May 10, 2019. New York and Oakland are bound together by ties strapped with iron.
3. "Oakland General Plan Chapter 4" (PDF). City of Oakland. September 1993. p. 4-4. Retrieved June 4, 2020.