List of Ohio train stations
Amtrak offers three passenger train routes through Ohio, serving the major cities of Toledo, Cleveland, and Cincinnati. 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.[1]
Of the cities in Ohio, only Cleveland has rail mass transit. 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. [2]
There are also several train stations in Ohio that offer scenic train rides.
Amtrak Passenger Train Service
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.
Amtrak Capitol Limited (Chicago - Cleveland - Washington DC)
Amtrak Lake Shore Limited (Chicago - Cleveland - Boston)
Commuter trains
Cleveland has a rail system which runs between Cleveland Hopkins Airport and downtown Cleveland, among other destinations.
Scenic trains
- Buckeye Central Scenic Railroad - Hebron, Ohio
- Byesville Scenic Railway - Byesville, Ohio
- Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad - Peninsula, Ohio
- Hocking Valley Scenic Railway - Nelsonville, Ohio
- Lebanon Mason Monroe Railroad - Lebanon, Ohio
- Lorain & West Virginia Railway - Wellington, Ohio
- Toledo Lake Erie & Western Railway - Waterville, Ohio