List of Ohio train stations
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Amtrak offers three passenger train routes through Ohio, serving the major cities of Toledo, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. [1]
The major cities of Columbus and Dayton do not have Amtrak passenger train stations. Columbus is the second largest city in the U.S. without passenger rail service, and Dayton is the sixth.[2]
Of the cities in Ohio, only Greater Cleveland has rail mass transit, with rail stations within or "across the road" from the following communities: [3]
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- Beachwood (Blue & Green Line ends)
- Brookpark (across from Airport & Brookpark stations)
- Cleveland
- Cleveland Heights (couple blocks from Cedar-University, Coventry-Shaker, & Shaker Square stations)
- East Cleveland (couple blocks from Louis Stokes-Windemere station)
- Lakewood (across from Madison-W.117 & Triskett-West 140th. stations)
- Shaker Heights (Blue & Green Lines run through)
Cleveland had a subway line crossing the Cuyahoga River on the lower-deck of Detroit-Superior bridge traveling between Ohio City (near Detroit & West 25th. St.) and downtown Cleveland. Currently, it is only open for Summer historical-walking tours.[4] Cleveland also had a much larger electric-powered light-rail streetcar system of rail coaches & overhead lines; which were replaced by diesel-powered city transit buses.
Cincinnati once started construction of a subway, but work was abandoned during the Great Depression. Cincinnati has had efforts in the 21st century to revive train service with plans to extend train service from the Cincinnati Airport (CVG) in Kentucky to downtown Cincinnati, to Kings Island. However, funding for this project has not been found. [5]
There are also several passenger railroad lines and train stations in Ohio which offer scenic train rides.
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[edit] Amtrak Passenger Train Service
[edit] Amtrak Cardinal (Chicago - Cincinnati - Washington DC, New York)
- Cincinnati Union Terminal (CIN)
The Cardinal passenger train enters Ohio near College Corner, travels through Hamilton, and stops at Cincinnati Union Terminal. Most of the Union Terminal has now been turned into the Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, with the Amtrak train station located in the same building. After leaving Cincinnati, the train crosses into Kentucky where it follows the Ohio River on the southern border of Ohio to Ashland, Kentucky.
[edit] Amtrak Capitol Limited (Chicago - Cleveland - Washington DC)
[edit] Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Chicago - Cleveland - Boston)
[edit] Rail Mass Transit
Cleveland, Ohio has two standard gauge RTA Rapid Transit rail systems, comprised of one heavy-rail and three light-rail "streetcar" lines: [3]
[edit] Heavy-Rail stations
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- Airport
- Brookpark (Engle Rd.)
- Puritas & West 150th. St.
- West Park (Lorain Ave.)
- Triskett (West 140th. St.)
- West 117th–Madison
- Detroit & West Blvd.–Cudell
- West 65th–Lorain (Madison)
- Lorain & West 25th–Ohio City
- (SEE SHARED STATIONS BELOW.)
- East 79th (near)
- East 105th–Quincy
- Cedar & University Circle
- Euclid–East 120th
- Superior (near)
- Stokes/Windermere (Euclid Ave.)
[edit] Shared stations
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- Terminal Tower City (Cleveland Union Terminal at Cleveland Public Square)
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- Broadway & East 34th–Campus (Cuyahoga Community College downtown)
- East 55th (near)
- Blue and Green Lines (Cleveland) light-rail:
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- East 79th (near)
- Woodhill
- East 116th
- Shaker Square ()
[edit] Light-rail stations
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- SEE SHARED STATIONS ABOVE.
- Coventry
- Southington
- South Park
- Lee
- Attleboro
- Eaton
- Courtland
- Warrensville
- Belvoir
- West Green
- Green
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- SEE SHARED STATIONS ABOVE.
- Drexmore
- South Woodland
- Southington
- Onaway
- Ashby
- Lee
- Avalon
- Kenmore
- Lynnfield
- Farnsleigh
- Warrensville
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- South Harbor (Cleveland Memorial Shoreway parking lot)
- North Coast (East 9th. St. between Cleveland Memorial Shoreway & Lakeside Ave.)
- Amtrak
- West 3rd (between Cleveland Memorial Shoreway & Lakeside Ave.)
- Flats East Bank
- Settlers Landing
- SEE SHARED Red, Green, Blue, & Lakefront STATIONS ABOVE.
CAUTION: Both Red heavy-rail line, and Blue & Green light-rail lines have stations called "East 79th.", they are two different stations geographically apart on East 79th. St.
Similarly, the Blue & Green lines have Southington, Lee, and Warrensville stations which are pairs of different stations geographically apart on their respective street names.
[edit] Scenic trains
- Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Scenic Railroad - Jefferson, Ohio [6]
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- Jefferson
- Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad - Hebron, Ohio (defunct; see ZWSR) [7]
- Byesville Scenic Railway - Byesville, Ohio [8]
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- Byesville Station
- N Cabin (C&M Crossing)
- Connotton Valley Railway - Bedford, Ohio [9]
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- Bedford Depot
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - Peninsula, Ohio [10]
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- Rockside Station
- Canal Visitor Center
- Brecksville Station
- Boston Mill Station
- Peninsula Depot
- Indigo Lake
- Botzum (Indian Mound) Station
- Akron Northside Station
- Howe Meadow
- Canton Lincoln Highway Station
- Hocking Valley Scenic Railway - Nelsonville, Ohio [11]
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- Nelsonville Depot
- Haydenville
- Robbins Crossing
- Logan
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- Lebanon Station
- Southwest Golf Ranch
- Schappacher Farms
- Lorain & West Virginia Railway - Wellington, Ohio
- Minerva Scenic Railway - Minerva, Ohio [13]
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- Minerva
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- Waterville Station
- Zanesville & Western Scenic Railroad - Fultonham, Ohio (former Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad & Glass Rock Line) [15]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ AmTrak (HTML). Amtrak.
- ^ Metropolitan Areas Served by Amtrak
- ^ a b GCRTA (HTML). Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority.
- ^ Cleveland Bridge & Subway Tour (HTML). Cuyahoga County Engineer.
- ^ Cincinnati's Rail + Bus Plan
- ^ ACJSR (HTML). Ashtabula, Carson & Jefferson Scenic Railroad.
- ^ BCSR (HTML). Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad.
- ^ BSRW (HTML). Byesville Scenic Railway.
- ^ CVRI (PDF). Connotton Valley Railway.
- ^ CVSR (HTML). Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad.
- ^ HVSR (HTML). Hocking Valley Scenic Railway.
- ^ LMMR (HTML). Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad.
- ^ MSRW (HTML). Minerva Scenic Railway.
- ^ TLEW (HTML). Toledo, Lake Erie and Western Railway.
- ^ ZWSR (HTML). Zanesville & Western Scenic Railroad.