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Surviving Kentucky Railroad Stations

The information here covers surviving Kentucky 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!

Allen City: The passenger station originally built by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway here still stands.

Almo: The passenger station originally built by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway here still stands.

Anchorage: The passenger depot originally built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad here still stands, used as a business.

Ashland: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway here still stand.

Bardstown: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, owned by RJ Corman Railroad Group.

Bardwell: The passenger depot originally built by the Illinois Central Railroad here still stands.

Beattyville: The freight depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Berea: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Bloomfield: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Bowling Green: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Brassfield: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, privately owned.

Buechel: The passenger depot originally built by the Southern Railway here still stands, vacant.

Campbellsburg: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Campbellsville: The passenger depot originally built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad here still stands.

Carlisle: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad here still stand.

Carter City: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands, privately owned.

Catlettsburg: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Centerville: The passenger station originally built by the Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad here still stands.

Central City: The passenger station originally built by the IC here still stands.

Clearfield: The offices of the Morehead & North Fork Railroad here still stand, abandoned.

Cloverport: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a museum.

Corbin: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Covington: The passenger station originally built by the L&N/C&O here still stands, used as a business.

Danville: The passenger depot originally built by the Southern Railway here still stands, owned by Norfolk Southern.

Deatsville: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Dexter: The passenger station originally built by the NC&StL here still stands.

Duckers: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Dundee: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Eminence: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

Emma: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Erlanger: The passenger depot originally built by the Southern here still stands, restored, used as a business.

Evarts: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Ewing: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Flemingsburg Junction: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, vacant.

Fordsville: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a museum.

Frankfort: The passenger station originally built by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad here still stands, used as a business.

Georgetown: The passenger depot originally built by the Frankfort & Cincinnati Railroad here still stands, privately owned.

Glasgow: The freight depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Glendale: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

Gracey: The passenger depot originally built by the IC here still stands, abandoned.

Greensburg: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a museum.

Harrodsburg: The passenger depot originally built by the Southern here still stands, owned by Norfolk Southern.

Hawesville: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a museum.

Henderson: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Hopkinsville: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Hutchison: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Irvington: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Ivyton: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Jackson: The freight depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Jenkins: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a business.

Lackey: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Lagrange: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Leitchfield: The freight station originally built by the IC here still stands.

Lexington: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Louisville: Louisville Union Station remains, used as a municipal building. Also an office building and passenger station (the Baxter Avenue Station, abandoned) of the L&N still stand as well two freight depots originally belonging to the Monon Railroad (used as businesses).

Lynch: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Maysville: The passenger and freight stations of both the L&N and C&O here still stand.

Midway: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

Morehead: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the C&O here still stand.

Morganfield: The passenger depot originally built by the IC here still stands.

Mt. Sterling: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands, abandoned.

Murray: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the NC&StL here still stand.

Newstead: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Olive Hill: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a business.

Owensboro: The Owensboro Union Station (L&N; IC; and Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis Railway) here still stands, used as a business.

Paducah: The freight depot originally built by the Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway here still stands. Also, the former office building of the Illinois Central Railroad here remains.

Paintsville: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands.

Paris: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the L&N here still stand, as well as an original office building.

Pikeville: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the C&O here still stand.

Pleasant Valley: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, privately owned.

Pleasureville: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

Pride: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Pulaski: A passenger station here still stands, privately owned, derelict.

Richmond: A former office building of the L&N here still stands, owned by CSX.

Rosslyn: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

Russell: The passenger station originally built by the C&O here still stands, used as a museum.

Russellville: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Sadieville: The passenger depot originally built by the Southern here still stands.

Science Hill: The freight depot originally built by the Southern Railway here still stands, now used as a Hal Rogers Boys and Girls Club.

Scottsville: The freight depot originally built by the Chesapeake & Nashville Railway here still stands, vacant.

Sebree: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Shelbyville: The passenger and freight stations originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Silver Creek: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, privately owned.

Slade: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Sparta: The passenger and freight depots originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Stanford: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a museum.

Stanton: The passenger station originally built by the L&N here still stands, used as a business.

State Line: The passenger depot originally built by the NC&StL here still stands, privately owned.

Stearns: The offices belonging to the Kentucky & Tennessee Railway here still stand, used as a museum.

Sturgis: The passenger depot originally built by the IC here still stands.

Sullivan: The passenger depot originally built by the IC here still stands.

Trenton: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Valley View: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands, privately owned.

Vanceburg: The passenger depot originally built by the C&O here still stands, owned by CSX.

Versailles: The passenger stations originally built by the L&N and Southern here still stand.

Williamsburg: The passenger depot originally built by the L&N here still stands.

Winchester: The freight station and office building originally built by the L&N here still stand.

Thanks to Rory Cundiff for help with the information on this page.

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

While all books featuring a general history of railroad stations in this country can certainly not cover them all two books which do a very good job of covering a general history of such are Train Stations: Whistle Stops, Rail Stations of North America by author Alexander Mitchell and The American Train Depot & Roundhouse from author Hans Halberstadt. While, again, both books are just a very general overview of some of the great stations that once stood in this country they are both 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). Mr. Halberstadt’s book particularly covers the history of railroad stations quite well, delving deeper into exactly what went on, on a daily basis in and around them. All in all if you’re interested in stations and depots, or would like to learn more about exactly how they worked you’re sure to enjoy either book, or both. If you're interested in perhaps purchasing these books please visit The Railroad Diamond by clicking the tab in the menu to your left marked "TRD Store".

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