Memphis Union Station

Memphis Union Station was a passenger terminal in Memphis, Tennessee. It served as a hub between railroads of the Southwest, the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway, and railroads of the Southeast, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway and the Southern Railway. The terminal, completed in 1912, was built in the Beaux-Arts style and was located on Calhoun Street, between south Second Street and Rayburn Boulevard (now south Third Street). It was demolished in 1969. This location in south Memphis was approximately two blocks east of the other major Memphis railroad terminal, Memphis Grand Central Station.

Memphis Union Station
Memphis Union Station postcard issued soon after the station opened in April 1912
General information
Line(s)Missouri Pacific Railroad, St. Louis Southwestern Railway, Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway, Southern Railway
History
Opened1902
Closed1969
Key dates
1969demolished
Former services
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Terminus Memphis – Bowling Green Leewood
toward Bowling Green
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
West Memphis
toward St. Louis
 St. Louis – Memphis Terminus
West Memphis
toward Bald Knob
 Bald Knob – Memphis
Preceding station Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway Following station
Terminus Main Line K.C. Junction
toward Atlanta
Preceding station Southern Railway Following station
Terminus Memphis – Bristol Buntyn
toward Bristol
Preceding station St. Louis Southwestern Railway Following station
West Memphis
toward Brinkley
 Brinkley – Memphis Terminus
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