New Jersey Avenue Station

Washington Depot New Jersey Avenue Station
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 / 38.893528; -77.010194
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)
Location Washington Depot New Jersey Avenue Station Location within Washington, D.C.

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.