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Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
The B&P Railroad Station
General information
LocationCorner of B Street NW & 6th Street NW
Coordinates38°53′30″N 77°01′13″W / 38.89167°N 77.02028°W / 38.89167; -77.02028
Owned byPennsylvania Railroad
Operated byBaltimore and Potomac Railroad
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
ArchitectWilson Brothers & Company
History
Opened1873
ClosedOctober 14, 1907 (line moved to Union Station)
Former services
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Terminus Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Navy Yard
toward Philadelphia
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Alexandria
toward Cincinnati
Main Line Terminus
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Alexandria
toward Birmingham
Main Line Terminus
Preceding station Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Following station
St. Asaph Junction
toward Richmond: Broad Street or Main Street
Main Line Terminus
Location
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station Pennsylvania Railroad Station is located in Washington, D.C.
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Location within Washington, D.C.
View of the eastern side of the Mall in 1879. A train at the station can be seen on the left. The square building on the right is the Armory.

The Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station, also known as Pennsylvania Railroad Station, was a railroad station that was owned by the Pennsylvania Railroad and operated by the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad in Washington, D.C., from July 2, 1872 until its closure in 1907. It was located at the southern corner of 6th street NW and B Street NW (now Constitution Avenue), now the site of the West Building of the National Gallery of Art. It was in this train station that United States President James A. Garfield was shot by assassin Charles Guiteau.

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