Memphis Central Station

Memphis Central Station
The station in 2022
General information
Location	545 S. Main Street Memphis, Tennessee United States
Coordinates	35°07′56″N 90°03′34″W / 35.1323°N 90.0594°W / 35.1323; -90.0594
Owned by	Memphis Area Transit Authority
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform (formerly more)
Tracks	2 (formerly 10)
Connections	MATA Main Street Trolley MATA Riverfront Loop MATA bus; Route 12
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: MEM
History
Opened	1914; 110 years ago (1914)
Rebuilt	1999; 25 years ago (1999)
Passengers
FY 2023	65,689[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Marks toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Newbern toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Hernando toward New Orleans Main Line Woodstock toward Chicago Terminus Memphis – Louisville Woodstock toward Louisville Walls toward New Orleans Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad Main Line Terminus Terminus Memphis – Greenwood Walls toward Greenwood Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Hulbert toward Tucumcari Tucumcari – Memphis Terminus Preceding station St. Louis–San Francisco Railway Following station Terminus Memphis – St. Louis Turrell toward St. Louis Marion toward Kansas City Kansas City – Birmingham College Park toward Birmingham
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	South Main Street Historic District (ID82004054)
Designated CP	September 2, 1982
Location

Memphis Central Station, referred to as Grand Central Station prior to 1944, is a passenger terminal in Memphis, Tennessee. Located along Main Street and G.E. Patterson Boulevard in Downtown Memphis, it currently a service stop for Amtrak's City of New Orleans route, arriving in late evening northbound and in the morning southbound. It is also served by the MATA Trolley system. The building was opened in 1914, and is located within the city's South Main Arts District. It is also an contributing property to the South Main Street Historic District of the National Register of Historic Places, as are the National Civil Rights Museum and other historic properties within the district boundaries.