210 Railroad St., Centralia, Washington. County/parish: Lewis.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 19, 1988. NRIS 88000608.
1 contributing building.
The Centralia Union Depot, also known as Centralia Union Station, is an Amtrak train station in Centralia, Washington, United States. It is served by the Cascades and Coast Starlight trains. The building was constructed in 1912 for the Northern Pacific Railroad and replaced an earlier depot. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1988.
The city became a railroad center in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, known for coal, mined metals, and timber freight, as well as numerous passenger trains passing through the area. Centralia adopted the nickname, "Hub City", as a result. The city's first depot was built beginning in 1890, followed by a larger station in 1905. Union Station is a long and narrow brick structure with three separate buildings connected by two breezeways. The two-story main terminal, with a dominant hip roof and gable, contains a coved ceiling as well as original fixtures, millwork and other features. An intensive restoration project was undertaken in the mid-1990s to renovate and repair the historic building.
Amtrak service began at the station in 1971 and as of 2025, the railroad track and platforms are owned by BNSF Railway. The depot, located in the Centralia Downtown Historic District, is owned by the city, part of a $1 purchase agreement in 1994.
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