Riverside station (Union Pacific Railroad)

Riverside Depot is a former train station in Riverside, California.

This article is about the train station listed on the National Register of Historic Places. For the active Metrolink station, see Riverside–Downtown station.
Riverside
The station building, c. 1910
General information
Location3751 Vine Street
Riverside, California
Owned bySan Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad (1904–1921)
Union Pacific Railroad (1921–)
History
Opened1904
ClosedMay 2, 1971
Former services
Preceding station Union Pacific Railroad Following station
Mira Loma
toward Los Angeles
 Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad Highgrove
toward Salt Lake City
San Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR Depot
Coordinates33.979825°N 117.368562°W / 33.979825; -117.368562
Built1904
Built bySan Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad
NRHP reference No.77000326[1]
Added to NRHPApril 18, 1977

History

The station was constructed in 1904 by the San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad along their route to Los Angeles. Union Pacific Railroad acquired the line on Vine Street along with the station in 1921. Local Pacific Electric streetcars served the station via a terminal at 7th and Vine until 1924.[2] Passenger service ceased in 1971 when Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in the United States.[3] The final trips of the City of Los Angeles serving the station were on April 30 eastbound and May 2 westbound.[4][5]

The depot was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 18, 1977 as San Pedro, Los Angeles, & Salt Lake RR Depot. Metrolink commuter rail service to Riverside began in 1993, followed by Amtrak in 2002; both use Riverside–Downtown station near the former Santa Fe Railroad station.[6][7]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Veysey, Laurence R. (June 1958). A History Of The Rail Passenger Service Operated By The Pacific Electric Railway Company Since 1911 And By Its Successors Since 1953 (PDF). LACMTA (Report). Los Angeles, California: Interurbans. pp. 59, 60. ASIN B0007F8D84. OCLC 6565577.
  3. "Riverside Architecture and Landmarks". Pacific Ancient and Modern Language Association. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  4. Haggett, John (May 2, 1971). "City of LA. Domeliner Making Retirement Trip". Valley News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. Lamb, David (May 3, 1971). "City of L.A. Pulls In, Ends Chapter of Rails". Los Angeles Times. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. Ching, Sharon (June 14, 1993). "Metrolink opens its Riverside Line today". San Bernardino County Sun. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  7. "Riverside, CA (RIV)". Great American Stations. Amtrak.


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