Billings station

Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Livingston
toward Seattle
North Coast Hiawatha Forsyth
toward Chicago
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Terminus Billings – Kansas City Huntley
toward Kansas City
Billings – Wendover Laurel
toward Wendover
Preceding station Great Northern Railway Following station
Mossmain
toward Shelby
Shelby – Billings Terminus
Preceding station Northern Pacific Railway Following station
Mossmain
toward Seattle or Tacoma
Main Line Custer
toward St. Paul
Northern Pacific Depot
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
LocationRoughly bounded by N. 23rd and N. 25th Sts., 1st and Montana Aves., Billings, MontanaCoordinates45°47′01″N 108°29′57″W / 45.7837°N 108.4993°W / 45.7837; -108.4993Built1882 (1882)Built byNorthern Pacific RailwayArchitectural styleBeaux ArtsPart ofBillings Historic District (ID79001427[1])Added to NRHPMarch 13, 1979
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Billings station is a historic train depot in the Historic District of downtown Billings, Montana, United States. The depot was constructed to serve as a passenger station for the Northern Pacific Railway, Great Northern and Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. All three railroad merged to form the Burlington Northern Railroad in 1970, along with the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway. In 1971 Amtrak took over passenger service throughout the country.

The station has been a contributing property on the Billings Historic District since 1978, listed as the Northern Pacific Depot. The last regular Amtrak train, the North Coast Hiawatha, departed in October 1979.

Today, the depot has been renovated into a popular events center.

External links

  • Official Website

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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