Union Station (Columbus, Ohio)

Columbus Union Station
The third Union Station's arcade in the early 20th century
General information
Location370-400 N. High Street,
Columbus, Ohio
Owned byCity of Columbus[1]
History
Opened1851 (1851)
Closed28 April 1977 (1977-04-28)
Rebuilt1875, 1897
Key dates
DemolishedOctober 1976 to September 1979
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Dayton National Limited Pittsburgh
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
LudingtonAthens South Columbus
toward Athens
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Galloway
toward Cincinnati
CincinnatiCleveland Worthington
toward Cleveland
Marysville
toward Toledo
ToledoCharleston 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
Map
Location of the now-demolished station
Coordinates39°58′14.581″N 83°0′3.661″W / 39.97071694°N 83.00101694°W / 39.97071694; -83.00101694
Area27 acres (11 ha)[1]
ArchitectDaniel H. Burnham & Company
Architectural style(s)Beaux-Arts
DesignatedJanuary 17, 1974
Delisted1999
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.

  1. ^ a b National Register of Historic Places - Nomination Form: Union Station Entrance. File Unit: National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records: Ohio, 1964 - 2013. National Park Service. January 17, 1974. Retrieved May 6, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)