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Surviving Georgia Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving Georgia railroad stations. The Railroad Station Historical Society (RSHS) and my many thanks to them for such (the information here would not have been possible without their invaluable resources) provided much of the research for this page. If you would like to learn more about the Railroad Station Historical Society or are considering becoming a member please click here to visit their website.

Also, if you know of a railroad station or depot in your area that is not preserved or in danger of being demolished please take action to see if it can be saved. These buildings are beautiful works of architecture and it has been proven time and again that preserved historic railroad stations (whether still in use as a train station or not) increase the value and attractiveness of an area for both visitors and businesses (particularly if it is located in a downtown area). Not only that, but you will be saving an important piece of history!

Acworth: Originally built by the Western & Atlantic/Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis.

Alma: Originally built by the Atlanta Birmingham & Coast and Atlantic Coast Line, privately owned.

Andersonville: Originally built by the Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad, relocated from Mauk and used as a business.

Athens: The former Southern and Georgia, Carolina & Northern Railway passenger depots still stand, the former used as a business, the latter owned by CSX.

Atlanta: Atlanta is home to two former freight depots belonging to the Atlanta & West Point and Georgia Railroads as well as Southern Railway's Peachtree Station (used as an Amtrak stop), and original office building.

Augusta: The former South Carolina Railway freight depot here still stands, vacant. Also, the former Savannah & Atlanta Railway depot from Warrenton resides here, vacant.

Austell: Originally built by the Southern.

Barnesville: Originally built by the Central of Georgia Railway, used as a museum.

Bartow: Originally built by the Central of Georgia Railway, vacant.

Bellville: The passenger depot originally built by the CoG here still stands, restored to original design, used as a business. Also, two freight depots here remain.

Blackshear: Originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line, home of the local chamber of commerce and Pierce County Historical Society Museum.

Bradley: Originally built by the CoG, vacant.

Broxton: Originally built by the Georgia & Florida Railroad, used as a business.

Butler: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Cairo: Originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line, used as a municipal building.

Camilla: The original Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester & Camilla Railroad and ACL passenger depots here still stand.

Cave Spring: Originally built by the Southern, used as a community center and home of the Cave Spring Historical Society.

Chatsworth: Originally built by the Louisville & Nashville, used as a museum.

Chickamauga: Originally built by the CoG, restored and used as the Walker County Regional Heritage/Train Museum.

Colbert: Originally built by the Seaboard Air Line, used as a municipal building.

College Park: Originally built by the A&WP, owned by CSX.

Columbus: The Columbus Union Station here still stands, restored and used as a business. Also, the former SAL freight depot here still stands.

Comer: Originally built by the SAL, in use as the Madison County Career Opportunity Center.

Concord: The former Southern freight depot here still stands, privately owned.

Conyers: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a museum.

Cornelia: Originally built by the Southern, used as a museum.

Covington: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a business.

Crawford: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used by the local chamber of commerce.

Crawfordville: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, vacant.

Dakota: Originally built by the Georgia Southern & Florida Railway, owned by Norfolk Southern.

Dalton: Originally built by the Western & Atlantic Railroad, currently a restaurant. Also, the former Southern Railway depot here still stands, vacant.

Dearing: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a private residence.

Decatur: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, vacant.

Demorest: Originally built by the Tallulah Falls Railway, used as a business.

Desoto: Originally built by the SAL, abandoned.

Douglas: Originally built by the G&F, used as a museum.

Duluth: Originally built by the Southern, used by the local police department.

Eastman: Originally built by the Southern, used as a business.

Elberta: Originally built by the Georgia, Southern & Railway, moved to Warner-Robins, vacant.

Elberton: Originally built by the SAL, home of the Elbert County Historical Society. Also, the former Southern freight depot here still stands.

Ellijay: Originally built by the Louisville & Nashville.

Emory University: Originally built by the SAL, used as a business.

Fairburn: The original A&WP passenger and freight depots here still stand.

Farmington: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Fitzgerald: Originally built by the Atlanta Birmingham & Coast Railroad, home of the Blue and Gray Museum.

Flowery Branch: Originally built by the Southern, used as a community center.

Gainesville: The original Southern and Gainesville Midland Railway passenger depots here still stand, the former used as an Amtrak stop.

Gray: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Greensboro: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used for storage.

Greenville: Originally built by the CoG, used as a municipal building.

Grovania: Originally built by the Georgia Southern & Florida Railway, owned by Norfolk Southern.

Hampton: Originally built by the CoG, used as a municipal building.

Hapeville: Originally built by the CoG, home of the Hapeville Depot Museum.

Hardwick: Originally built by the CoG, state-owned.

Hartwell: Originally built by the Southern, used as a business.

Hawkinsville: The union station located here still stands, used as a business.

Holly Springs: Originally built by the Louisville & Nashville, used as a community center.

Howard: Originally built by the ACL/CoG, privately owned.

Jackson: Originally built by the Southern, used as a business.

Junction City: Originally built by the CoG/ACL, moved to Howard and privately owned as a residence.

Kennesaw: Originally built by the NC&StL, restored and used as a museum.

Lafayette: Originally built by the CoG, owned by the Chattooga & Chickamauga Railway.

Lavonia: Originally built by the Southern, used by the local chamber of commerce.

Lawrenceville: The former freight depot of the Loganville & Lawrenceville Railroad still stands, abandoned. Also, the former passenger station of the SAL, used as a business.

Ludowici: Originally built by the Georgia Coast & Piedmont Railroad, used as the local city hall.

Lyons: Originally built by the SAL, used as a community center.

Macon: Terminal Station built by the Southern and CoG here still stands, used as a business. Also, the freight depots of the Macon, Dublin & Savannah Railroad and CoG here still stand.

Manassas: The former SAL freight depot here still stands, vacant.

Manchester: Originally built by the AB&C, owned by CSX Transportation.

Mansfield: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Marietta: Originally built by the NC&StL, restored and used as a welcome center.

Matthews: Originally built by the Georgia & Florida Railroad, abandoned.

Maxeys: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a business.

McDonough: Originally built by the Southern, used as a business.

Meansville: Originally built by the A&F, used as the local city hall.

Meldrim: Originally built by the CoG.

Metter: Originally built by the CoG.

Milledgeville: Originally built by the CoG, state-owned.

Millen: The former CoG freight and passenger depots here still stand, the former home of the local chamber of commerce and Olde Freight Depot Museum, and latter owned by Norfolk Southern.

Monroe: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a business.

Montpelier: Originally built by the Monroe Railroad and Banking Company.

Moultrie: The former passenger stations of the Georgia Northern Railway and ACL still stand.

Nacoochee: Originally built by the Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad, used as a business.

Newborn: Originally built by the CoG, vacant.

Norcross: Originally built by the Southern, used as a restaurant.

Osierfield: Originally built by the AB&C, privately owned.

Palmetto: Originally built by the A&WP.

Pelham: The original ACL depot here still stands, used as the local city hall. Also, the offices and passenger station of the Flint River and North Eastern Railroad still stand, used as a business.

Perry: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Plains: Originally built by the SAL, used as a museum.

Porterdale: Originally built by the CoG, vacant.

Reynold: Originally built by the CoG, used as a library.

Rockmart: Originally built by the SAL, vacant.

Rome: Originally built by the Southern, moved from Reeves and used as the Rome Visitors Center.

Round Oak: Originally built by the CoG, privately owned.

Royston: The former Southern freight and passenger depots here still stand, the former used as a business, the latter as a municipal building.

Savannah: There are five passenger stations (Atlantic Coast Line/Seaboard Coast Line, Brinson Railway, Central of Georgia, Midland Railway/Savannah & Atlanta Railway, Savannah Union Station [SAL, ACL, Southern], and the Savannah & Tybee Railroad) and two freight depots (SAL, CoG) still standing here, along with two offices buildings of the Central of Georgia Railway.

Sharon: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad.

Social Circle: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, owned by CSX Transportation.

Stapleton: The passenger station originally built by the Augusta & Savannah and Georgia & Florida Railroads, used as a private residence.

Statesboro: The second passenger depot built by the Savannah & Statesboro Railway here remains, used as a business.

St. Marys: The original St. Marys offices still stand and used by the railroad.

Stone Mountain: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as the local city hall.

Summerville: Originally built by the CoG, home of the Chattooga County Historical Society.

Talbotton: Originally built by the ACL. Also, the former Talbotton Railroad depot here still stands, abandoned.

Tallulah Falls: Originally built by the Tallulah Falls Railway, used as a business.

Thomaston: Originally built by the CoG, used as a business.

Thunder: Originally built by the Macon & Birmingham Railway, privately owned.

Tifton: Four stations here still stand (AB&A, ACL, and Southern), including the Tifton Union Station. Also, another AB&A station resides here from Montezuma.

Trenton: Originally built by the Southern, used as a private residence.

Tucker: Originally built by the SAL, owned by CSX.

Tunnel Hill: Originally built by the W&A, used as a business.

Tybee Island: Originally built by the Savannah & Tybee, used as a business.

Union City: Originally built by the A&WP.

Valdosta: Originally built by the SAL.

Wadely: The original CoG freight depot here still stands, used as a business.

Warm Springs: Originally built by the ACL, used as a museum.

Warner-Robbins: Originally built by the GS&F, used as a visitors center.

Waycross: Originally built by the ACL, owned by CSX.

Waynesboro: Originally built by the Central of Georgia Railway/Savannah & Atlanta Railway, vacant.

Wayside: Originally built by the CoG, vacant.

Whigham: Originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line, used as a business.

Willacoochee: Originally built by the Atlantic Coast Line, used as a library. Also, the former G&F depot here still stands, abandoned.

Woodstock: Originally built by the L&N, restored and used by the local community.

Woodville: Originally built by the Georgia Railroad, used as a business.

Wrens: Originally built by the S&A, used as a community center. Also, the former G&F depot here also still stands.

Wrightsville: Originally built by the Wrightsville & Tennille Railroad, used by the local chamber of commerce.

Yatesville: Originally built by the Alabama & Florida Railway.

Yonah Mountain: Originally built by the Gainesville & Northwestern Railroad, used as a private residence.

Zebulon: Originally built by the A&F, home of the local Lions Club.

Thanks to John Degnan and the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Historical Society for help with the information on this page.

For more information about surviving Georgia railroad stations and structures please click here.


For more reading about railroad stations you might want to consider a copy of America's Railroad Stations from author Brian Solomon. While the book is just a very general overview of some of the great stations that once stood in this country it is quite good with lots of historical photographs, including that of Grand Central Terminal and the late Pennsylvania Station (it also gives a history of the thousands of small depots that existed in most communities). All in all if you’re interested in stations and depots you’re sure to enjoy Mr. Solomon’s book on the subject.

One other book of interest is Kevin Holland's Classic American Railroad Terminals. While Mr. Solomon's book looks at depots and stations, large and small, found across the country Holland's work looks only at America's most famous and best remembered terminals. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing either (or both) of these books please visit the links below which will take you to ordering information through Amazon.com, the trusted online shopping network.



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