Union Station
Opened in 1902
Location: 435 S. West Broad St. (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Railroads: Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line, Southern Railway
Demolished 1963.
Central Of Georgia Station
Opened in 1870's
Location: 303 S. West Broad St. (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.)
Railroad: Central of Georgia
Building is now the Savannah Visitors Center.
Savannah & Atlanta Station
Location: Cohen St. and West Boundary St.
Railroad: Savannah & Atlanta
Building is now part of the Savannah College of Art and Design.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 80 Florida Mail Washington 1:35 376 2:30 86 2:10 am 89 Florida Mail Tampa 2:55 375 12:50 85 12:30 am 91 West Coast Champion Tampa 4:45 am 6:20 am 6:25 am 1 East Coast Champion Miami 7:30 am 5:25 am 76 Havana Special New York 11:22 am 12:01 pm 11:25 am 78 Palmetto Limited Washington 1:45 pm 3:30 pm 75 Havana Special Miami 5:20 pm 2:50 pm 4:45 pm 2 East Coast Champion New York 6:30 pm 7:30 pm 57 Montgomery 7:00 189 6:50 am 92 West Coast Champion New York 9:50 pm 9:00 pm 7:45 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 80 Florida Mail Tampa 1:20 376 2:20 86 1:55 am 89 Florida Mail Washington 2:40 375 12:35 85 12:20 am 91 West Coast Champion New York 4:40 am 6:15 am 6:25 am 1 East Coast Champion New York 7:25 am 5:20 am 58 Montgomery 8:30 180 8:10 pm 76 Havana Special Miami 11:12 am 11:55 am 11:20 am 77 Palmetto Limited Washington 11:50 am 9:30 am 75 Havana Special New York 5:10 pm 2:45 pm 4:40 pm 2 East Coast Champion Miami 6:25 pm 7:25 pm 92 West Coast Champion Tampa 9:45 pm 8:55 pm 7:45 pmPassenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971.
In 1962, Atlantic Coast Line opened a station at 2611 Seaboard Coastline Dr. This station continues in use by Amtrak.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 21 Silver Star Miami (bypass) 1:45 am 4 Washington 1:35 am 3 Jacksonville 2:00 am 107 Sun Queen Tampa 5:05 7 5:25 am 43 Silver Meteor Miami 5:55 57 6:43 am 5:50 am 11 (Motor Train) Montgomery 8:00 am 26 (Motor Train) Hamlet 8:30 am 192 Palmland New York 11:35 10 12:15 pm 2 Washington 2:45 pm 1 Jacksonville 4:15 pm 191 Palmland Miami 5:35 9 4:30 pm 44 Silver Meteor New York 6:40 58 6:23 pm 6:20 am 22 Silver Star New York 9:40 pm 9:05 pm 108 Sun Queen New York 10:43 8 11:45 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 21 Silver Star New York (bypass) 1:45 am 4 Jacksonville 1:20 am 3 Washington 1:47 am 107 Sun Queen New York 4:57 7 5:10 am 43 Silver Meteor New York 5:50 57 6:38 am 5:50 am 192 Palmland Miami 11:27 10 12:01 pm 2 Jacksonville 2:35 pm 1 Washington 4:05 pm 191 Palmland New York 5:27 9 4:15 pm 25 (Motor Train) Hamlet 5:55 pm 44 Silver Meteor Miami 6:35 58 6:18 pm 6:20 am 12 (Motor Train) Montgomery 8:00 pm 22 Silver Star Miami 9:35 pm 9:05 pm 108 Sun Queen Tampa 10:35 8 11:30 pmPassenger service retained by Amtrak in 1971.
North of Savannah, Seaboard Air Line had trackage rights over Atlantic Coast Line. In 1962, when Atlantic Coast Line opened a station at 2611 Seaboard Coastline Dr., Seaboard Air Line also began using the station. This station continues in use by Amtrak. Routes bypassing downtown Savannah were available for both railroads, Amtrak trains now exclusively use the Atlantic Coast Line route.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 24 Skyland Special Charlotte 12:30 am 12:40 am 23 Skyland Special Jesup 2:40 am 3:45 amArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 24 Skyland Special Jesup 12:20 am 12:30 am 23 Skyland Special Charlotte 2:30 am 3:30 amPassenger service discontinued in 1957.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 1 Nancy Hanks II Atlanta 7:30 107 7:30 7 7:00 am 5 Augusta 6:00 pm 3 Atlanta 10:30 pm 9:30 pmArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 4 Atlanta 8:00 am 7:00 am 6 Augusta 11:30 am 2 Nancy Hanks II Atlanta 5:00 108 11:55 8 11:59 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1971 with the creation of Amtrak.
Savannah was served by a S&A line northwest to Waynesboro.
Departures
No. Name 1942 Dest. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 1 (mixed train) Waynesboro 6:30 21 9:00 amArrivals
No. Name 1942 Orig. 1942 Time 1956 Time 1971 Time 2 (mixed train) Waynesboro 2:00 22 1:30 pmPassenger service discontinued in 1959.
Savannah Union Station was operated by Savannah Union Station Co.
Southern Railway used trackage rights via Atlantic Coast Line between Savannah and Hardeeville, 20 miles north.