Central Station (Louisville)

Central Station was a major train station in Louisville, Kentucky. Built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, it served several railroad companies until the mid-20th century. It was situated at North 7th Street and West River Road, near the Ohio River waterfront, and it was also known as the 7th Street Depot.

Central Station, inundated in the Ohio River flood of 1937.

By 1969, only the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway's George Washington remained at the station.[1] That train last called at the station in April 1971. Central Station was demolished in 1972 to make way for Interstate 64.[citation needed][2]

The other major station in Louisville was Union Station. There, passenger trains of the Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railroad (Monon), Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Pennsylvania Railroad were served.

Passenger railroads served and significant services

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Preceding station Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Following station
Terminus Louisville – North Vernon Jeffersonville
Preceding station Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Following station
Terminus LouisvilleAshland Seventh Street
toward Ashland
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
West Point
toward Memphis
Memphis – Louisville Terminus
Preceding station New York Central Railroad Following station
Jeffersonville Michigan Division Terminus

Notes

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  1. ^ Official Guide of the Railways, August 1969, C&O section
  2. ^ 'Official Guide to the Railways' 1936, index
  3. ^ 'Official Guide to the Railways' August 1936, B&O section
  4. ^ trains.com[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ 'Official Guide to the Railways' August 1936, B&O section
  6. ^ 'Official Guide to the Railways' 1936, C&O section
  7. ^ 'Official Guide to the Railways' August 1936, NYC section
  8. ^ Illinois Central timetable, January 1950, Table 9
  9. ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1941, Illinois Central section, Tables 1 and 28
  10. ^ Illinois Central timetable, January 1950, Table 9
  11. ^ 'Official Guide of the Railways,' June 1941, Illinois Central section, Tables 1 and 28
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