River Station

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River Station
The second River Station
General information
Location	The Cornfield, Los Angeles State Historic Park (site), Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°04′07″N 118°13′52″W / 34.0687°N 118.2311°W / 34.0687; -118.2311
Owned by	Southern Pacific Railroad
History
Opened	1877; 147 years ago (1877)
Closed	1915; 109 years ago (1915)
Rebuilt	1887
Previous names	San Fernando Street Depot
Former services
Preceding station Southern Pacific Railroad Following station Glendale toward San Francisco Coast Line Central Station Terminus Glendale toward Oakland Pier San Joaquin Valley Line Terminus Los Angeles – San Pedro Naud Junction toward San Pedro Santa Monica Branch Naud Junction toward Port Los Angeles Sunset Route Shorb toward New Orleans

River Station, earlier known as the San Fernando Street Depot and later commonly referred to as old River Station, was a Southern Pacific Railroad passenger station location, southwest of the Los Angeles River and north of Downtown, in Los Angeles, California. The original building served as the company's primary Los Angeles terminal until the opening of Arcade Depot in 1888. A rebuilt station would continue to operate as a passenger stop until 1915 when it was retained for freight and storage. The location for both stations was at the Southern Pacific's Los Angeles freight yard, at the north end of present-day Chinatown in Central Los Angeles. It was demolished in 1940, though the site is noted within "The Cornfield" section of Los Angeles State Historic Park.^[1]