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This station stood at the center of a triangular railroad intersection or "wye." In this case one side of the wye was open, not filled in with tracks. Two different Amtrak routes used two sides of the terminal for loading and unloading of passengers. The Empire Builder route used the station's southeast tracks, while the Coast Starlight and Cascades routes stopped on the northwest side of the depot. Most Northern Pacific Railway stations in WA State conformed to a similar plan type. They consisted of a long rectangular passenger shed, one story in height, with a two-story, often cross-gabled, tower rising from the center. The second-story space would have accommodated the station manager/telegrapher's office. This plan typology was followed in Ellensburg, Olympia and Toppenish stations, for example.

Portions of the Vancouver depot were renovated in 1998; a complete restoration occurred in 2008.

PCAD id: 18916