Montgomery Union Station

Montgomery, AL
inter-city rail station
Montgomery Union Station, c. 1900
General information
LocationMontgomery, Alabama
USA
History
Opened1898
Closed1979
Former services (at 1989-1995 station)
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Greenville
toward Mobile
Gulf Breeze Birmingham
Terminus
Former services (at Union Station)
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Dothan Floridian Birmingham
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Following station
Terminus Montgomery – Waycross Sprague
toward Waycross
Preceding station Central of Georgia Railway Following station
Terminus MontgomerySmithville Keyton
toward Smithville
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
McGehees Main Line Jackson's Lake
toward Cincinnati
Preceding station Seaboard Air Line Railroad Following station
Terminus Montgomery – Savannah Merry
toward Savannah
Preceding station West Point Route Following station
Terminus Main Line Madison
toward Atlanta
Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed
Coordinates32°22′50″N 86°18′51″W / 32.38056°N 86.31417°W / 32.38056; -86.31417
Built1897
ArchitectBenjamin Bosworth Smith
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.73000368
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1973[1]
Designated NHLDecember 8, 1976[2]

Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed is a historic former train station in Montgomery, Alabama. Built in 1898 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, rail service to the station ended in 1979 and it has since been adapted for use by the Montgomery Area Visitor Center and commercial tenants. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 and became a National Historic Landmark in 1976.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Montgomery Union Station and Trainshed". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 11, 2008. Retrieved October 24, 2007.