Albany station (Oregon)

Albany station is an Amtrak intercity rail station in Albany, Oregon, United States. It is served by the Amtrak Cascades and the Coast Starlight passenger trains, and is the westernmost Amtrak station.^[3] Albany station also serves as the hub for local transit.

Albany, OR
General information
Location	110 10th Avenue Albany, Oregon United States
Coordinates	44°37′49″N 123°06′09″W
Owned by	City of Albany
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	Albany Transit System Benton Area Transit Linn-Benton Loop Linn Shuttle POINT
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: ALY
History
Opened	1909 October 30, 1977[1]
Closed	April 30, 1971
Passengers
FY 2024	44,074[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Eugene Terminus Amtrak Cascades Salem toward Vancouver, British Columbia Eugene toward Los Angeles Coast Starlight Salem toward Seattle
Former services Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Tangent toward Oakland Pier Shasta Route Jefferson toward Portland
Location

History

Interior of the station

The station was constructed in 1909 for the Southern Pacific Railroad and is built of masonry.^[4] It was built on the site of an earlier railroad station constructed by the Oregon and California Railroad in 1870.^[5] When Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in May 1971, Albany was dropped as a stop, though a Los Angeles–Seattle train (later the Coast Starlight) was run. Albany was added as a stop on the Coast Starlight on October 30, 1971.^[1][6]

Beginning in 2004, the station and the surrounding area underwent an $11.3 million restoration that was funded with a combination of federal, state, local, and Amtrak money.^[4][7] The Oregon Department of Transportation was in charge of the project.^[7] The station was rededicated on April 18, 2006.^[4] The City of Albany also restored the former Railway Express Agency building nearby as offices for the city's transit system.^[8]