Anchorage Depot

Anchorage
Location	411 West 1st Avenue Anchorage, AK 99501 United States
Owned by	Alaska Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform 1 Island
Tracks	4
Construction
Architect	William A. Manley
History
Opened	1942
Rebuilt	1948
Services
Preceding station   Alaska Railroad   Following station Terminus Denali Star Wasilla toward Fairbanks Terminus Coastal Classic Girdwood toward Seward Terminus Glacier Discovery Girdwood toward Grandview Terminus Aurora Winter Train Wasilla toward Fairbanks
Anchorage Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Site of station in Alaska
Coordinates	61°13′18″N 149°53′26″W / 61.221667°N 149.890556°WCoordinates: 61°13′18″N 149°53′26″W / 61.221667°N 149.890556°W
Built by	Alaska Railroad
NRHP Reference #	99001027
Added to NRHP	August 27, 1999

Anchorage Depot, also known as Alaska Railroad Depot, is the railroad station at the center of the Alaska Railroad system at the junction of the two main lines their trains run on. It serves as the starting point for many tourists traveling on the luxury trains such as the Denali Star.^[1] The station is a Moderne-style three story concrete building, built in 1942 and enlarged in 1948.^[2]

It is located at the base of a hill, below downtown Anchorage. It measures 338 feet (103 m) by 45 feet (14 m).

In 1999, it was deemed significant in the history of transportation in Alaska and nominated for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The depot, built of concrete and steel and well-equipped, was held to represent the railroad's transition from wooden structures and equipment inadequate for challenges of the World War II era and since.^[2]:

It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 27, 1999.^[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Anchorage, Alaska

References

1. "Depot Locations". Alaska Railroad.
2. James Blasingame (March 24, 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Anchorage Depot / Alaska Railroad Depot" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved July 2, 2016. with three photos from 1999 and one from 1942-1947
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.

External links

Media related to Anchorage Railway Station at Wikimedia Commons

• Alaska Railroad home page
• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. AK-171, "Alaska Railroad Depot, 411 First Avenue, Anchorage, Anchorage, AK"