Union Station (Columbus, Ohio)

Columbus Union Station
The third Union Station's arcade in the early 20th century
General information
Location	370-400 N. High Street, Columbus, Ohio
Owned by	City of Columbus[1]
History
Opened	1851 (1851)
Closed	28 April 1977 (1977-04-28)
Rebuilt	1875, 1897
Key dates
Demolished	October 1976 to September 1979
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Dayton toward Kansas City National Limited Pittsburgh toward New York or Washington, D.C. Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station Briggsdale toward Cincinnati Cincinnati – Pittsburgh East Columbus toward Pittsburgh Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station Linworth toward Ludington Ludington – Athens South Columbus toward Athens Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station Galloway toward Cincinnati Cincinnati – Cleveland Worthington toward Cleveland Marysville toward Toledo Toledo – Charleston South Columbus toward Charleston Preceding station Norfolk and Western Railway Following station Valley Crossing toward Portsmouth Portsmouth – Columbus Terminus Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station West Jefferson toward Cincinnati Cincinnati – Cleveland Westerville toward Cleveland Hilliards toward St. Louis St. Louis – Pittsburgh Black Lick toward Pittsburgh Plain City toward Chicago Chicago – Columbus Terminus Terminus Sandusky Branch Worthington toward Sandusky
Interactive map
Location of the now-demolished station
Coordinates	39°58′14.581″N 83°0′3.661″W / 39.97071694°N 83.00101694°W / 39.97071694; -83.00101694
Area	27 acres (11 ha)[1]
Architect	Daniel H. Burnham & Company
Architectural style(s)	Beaux-Arts
Former U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Designated	January 17, 1974
Delisted	1999
Reference no.	74002344

Columbus Union Station was an intercity train station in Downtown Columbus, Ohio, near The Short North neighborhood. The station and its predecessors served railroad passengers in Columbus from 1851 until April 28, 1977.

The first station building was the first union station in the world, built in 1851. Its replacement was built from 1873 to 1875, just before demolition of the first station building. After traffic problems on High Street, as well as increased rail traffic became problematic, a new station was planned by Daniel Burnham beginning in 1893. The new station opened in 1897, and its arcade along High Street was finished in 1899. By 1928, part of the arcade was demolished. Passenger service significantly declined from the 1950s to the 1970s. The arcade was demolished in 1976 to make way for a new convention center, although it had been placed on the National Register of Historic Places two years prior. Train service stopped at Union Station in 1977, and the remaining portions of the station were demolished in 1979. The demolished arcade was delisted in 1999. A portion of the arcade was saved, the Union Station arch, which is the focal point of the McFerson Commons park in the nearby Arena District.