Columbia station is a historic train station and headquarters of Columbia Transit located in

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. The building was constructed in 1909 as the terminus of the

Columbia Branch The Columbia Branch is a railway line in Boone County, Missouri. long, it runs from Columbia, Missouri, to Centralia, Missouri, where it joins the St. Louis District of the Norfolk Southern Railway. Originally built by the Boone County and Jeff ...

of the

Wabash Railroad The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary con ...

(now Columbia Terminal Railroad). It is a one-story, H plan,

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style building constructed of locally quarried rock faced

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cut stone. In 2007, the building underwent renovation and restoration and was expanded to accommodate offices for Columbia's public transportation. The project, costing over $2.5 million, was intended to make the station a multi-model transportation center. It was certified at the LEED (

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) Silver Level, meaning it meets national standards for energy efficiency and sustainable construction. The station is the busiest bus stop in Columbia and served as a pickup point for

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until September of 2015. The property was listed on the

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in 1979 as the Wabash Railroad Station and Freight House. It is located in the

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References

Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Railway freight houses on the National Register of Historic Places Former Wabash Railroad stations Former railway stations in Missouri Rail transportation in Columbia, Missouri Buildings and structures in Columbia, Missouri Railway stations in the United States opened in 1909 National Register of Historic Places in Boone County, Missouri {{BooneCountyMO-NRHP-stub