New Jersey Avenue Station
Washington Depot New Jersey Avenue Station | |||||
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| Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | |||||
The New Jersey Avenue Station in the late 19th century | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | New Jersey Avenue and C Street, NW, Washington, D.C., U.S. United States | ||||
| Coordinates | 38°53′36.7″N 77°0′36.7″W / 38.893528°N 77.010194°W | ||||
| Owned by | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||||
| Operated by | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad | ||||
| Line(s) | Washington Branch (1851–1907) Metropolitan Branch (1873–1907) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Structure type | At-grade | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | April 9, 1851 | ||||
| Closed | October 26, 1907 (lines moved to Washington Union Station) | ||||
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The Washington Depot or New Jersey Avenue Station was a train station located in Northwest Washington, D.C., a block north of the Capitol. The train station was also called the B&O Depot as it was served by the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. It operated from April 1851 until October 26, 1907, when Washington Union Station commenced operation.
During the American Civil War, the New Jersey Avenue Station was the major embarkation site for hundreds of thousands of Union troops. President Abraham Lincoln arrived there to be sworn in as President in 1861. It was from that station that his body along with his son "Willie" Lincoln began its long journey to his final resting place in Illinois after he was assassinated on April 14, 1865.