Union Station (Providence)

Providence, RI
1898 Union Station
General information
LocationProvidence, Rhode Island
United States
Coordinates41°49′33″N 71°24′48″W / 41.8258°N 71.4133°W / 41.8258; -71.4133
Owned byAmtrak
Line(s)Amtrak Northeast Corridor
History
Opened1847
Closed1986
Rebuilt1898
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Kingston
toward Tri-State
Hilltopper Route 128
Kingston Northeast Corridor
East Greenwich
toward New Haven
Beacon Hill
Preceding station MBTA Following station
Terminus Providence/​Stoughton Line
pre-1981
Pawtucket/​Central Falls
Foxboro event service
1971-73
Pawtucket/​Central Falls
toward Foxboro
Preceding station Penn Central Following station
Warwick
toward Westerly
Westerly–​Providence local
1971-1979
Terminus
Preceding station New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Following station
East Greenwich
toward New Haven
Shore Line Pawtucket-Central Falls
toward Boston
Pawtucket-Central Falls
toward Worcester
Providence and Worcester Railroad Terminus
Cranston
toward Hartford
New York and New England Railroad
Union Station
Built1898
ArchitectStone, Carpenter & Willson
Part ofDowntown Providence Historic District (ID84001967)
NRHP reference No.75000003
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 20, 1975
Designated CPFebruary 10, 1984
Location

Union Station describes two distinct, defunct train stations in Providence, Rhode Island. Parts of the latter one were renovated and the building contains offices and restaurants.