Billings station

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.

Billings, MT
inter-city rail station
Former Billings Depot, 1994
Location	2320 Montana Avenue Billings, Montana USA
History
Opened	1909
Closed	1979
Former services
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
Location	Roughly bounded by N. 23rd and N. 25th Sts., 1st and Montana Aves., Billings, Montana
Coordinates	45.7837°N 108.4993°W
Built	1882
Built by	Northern Pacific Railway
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Billings Historic District (ID79001427[1])
Added to NRHP	March 13, 1979

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.