16th Street station (Oakland)

Oakland
Oakland 16th Street Station, main entrance, December 2007
General information
Location1601 Wood Street, Oakland, California
United States
Coordinates37°48′56.1″N 122°17′48.3″W / 37.815583°N 122.296750°W / 37.815583; -122.296750
Owned byBUILD
Line(s)Martinez Subdivision
Other information
Station codeOAK
History
ClosedAugust 21, 1994
RebuiltAugust 3, 1912
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Terminus California Zephyr Emeryville
toward Chicago
Fremont
toward San Jose
Capitols
(1991–1993)
Emeryville
toward Roseville
San Jose Coast Starlight Emeryville
toward Seattle
Terminus San Joaquins
(1974–1993)
Emeryville
San Jose Spirit of California
(1981–1983)
Richmond
toward Sacramento
Terminus San Francisco Zephyr Richmond
toward Chicago
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station
Oakland Pier
Terminus
Shasta Route Berkeley
toward Portland
Overland Route Berkeley
toward Ogden
San Joaquin Daylight Berkeley
City of San Francisco Berkeley
toward Chicago
18th Street Line
Until 1933
Wood
toward 2nd & Webster
Berkeley Branch
Until 1939
34th Street
California Street Line
Until 1933
Ninth Street Line
Transbay Terminal
Terminus
7th Street Line Pine Street
toward San Leandro–Dutton Avenue
Lincoln Avenue Line Pearl Street
toward West Alameda
Encinal Avenue Line
Southern Pacific 16th Street Station and 16th Street Tower
ArchitectJarvis Hunt
NRHP reference No.100011288
Added to NRHPJanuary 21, 2025
Designated1984
Reference no.81
Location

16th Street station (Oakland Central) is a former Southern Pacific Railroad station in the Prescott neighborhood of Oakland, California, United States. The Beaux-Arts building was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt, a preeminent railroad station architect, and opened in 1912. The station has not been served by trains since 1994. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2025 under the name Southern Pacific 16th Street Station and 16th Street Tower.