Bingen–White Salmon station

Bingen–White Salmon is a train station in Bingen, Washington served by Amtrak. The unstaffed station is part of a larger BNSF dispatch center located one block south of Stuben Street (SR 14) in Bingen. The building is orangish-yellow in color.

Bingen–White Salmon, WA
General information
Location313 West Depot Street
Bingen, Washington
United States
Coordinates45.7151°N 121.4688°W / 45.7151; -121.4688
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Fallbridge Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus interchange Mount Adams Transportation Service[1]
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: BNG
History
OpenedDecember 15, 1907 (Portland and Seattle Railway)[2]
October 25, 1981[3]
Rebuilt1992
Passengers
FY 20222,191[4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Vancouver, Washington
toward Portland
 Empire Builder Wishram
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway Following station
Underwood
toward Portland
 Main Line Lyle
toward Spokane: Great Northern or Northern Pacific
Location
Bingen–White Salmon is located in Washington (state)
Bingen–White Salmon
Bingen–White Salmon
Location in Washington
Bingen–White Salmon is located in the United States
Bingen–White Salmon
Bingen–White Salmon
Location in the United States

Rail service through Bingen and nearby White Salmon began on December 15, 1907, when regular service began on the Portland and Seattle Railway.[2] The station was named after both Bingen and nearby White Salmon by a court order in 1910,[5] and formally introduced in 1930 by the Spokane, Portland and Seattle Railway.[6] The current station was built in 1992.[6]

Boardings and alightings
Year 2011[7]2012[8]2013[9]2014[10]2015[11]2016[12]2017[13]2018 [14]
Total 2,4203,1473,6292,8673,0813,6913,8253,272
YOY Difference -727482-762214610134-553
YOY Difference % -30.04%15.32%-21.00%7.46%19.80%3.63%-14.5%

References
  1. "Fixed Route Service". Klickikat County. July 1, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. "Portland & Seattle Railway Starts Regular Trains Today". The Spokesman-Review. December 15, 1907. p. 45. Retrieved January 19, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. icon of an open green padlock
  3. "Amtrak Timetable Changes - Effective October 1, 1981". timetables.org. Amtrak. October 1, 1981. p. 6. Retrieved November 22, 2018.
  4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. Fifth Annual Report of the Railroad Commission of Washington. Olympia, Washington: E. L. Boardman. December 1910. p. 131. Retrieved February 24, 2018 – via Google Books.
  6. "Bingen-White Salmon, WA (BNG)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved February 24, 2018.
  7. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2011: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2011. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  8. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2012: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2012. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  9. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2013: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. p. 1. Retrieved 6 Jan 2015.
  10. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2014: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  11. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2015: State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. p. 1. Retrieved 12 Jan 2016.
  12. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2016, State of Washington" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2016. Retrieved 17 Jan 2017.
  13. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2017, State of Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. Nov 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  14. "Fact sheet: Amtrak in Washington" (PDF). amtrak.com. Amtrak. 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2019.


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