serve the main station building was a westbound National Limited, which left for Kansas City at 9:17 am that morning. The station was finally demolished in September 1979. The National Limited itself was eliminated a month later, ending about 130 years of intercity rail service in Columbus. Current state and legacy The freight yards and servicing facilities located east of the station had been replaced by the construction of the new Buckeye Yard near Hilliard by the Penn Central in the late 1960s. The multitrack yards and shop areas eventually gave way to I-670 in the early 1990s. The viaduct over I-670 was constructed with a cap, and shops lining High Street reminiscent of the long gone arcade. Amtrak has not returned to Columbus since the end of the National Limited. However, as part of the Ohio Hub plan, there are plans to build a new multi-modal station on at least part of the site of the former rail terminal. It is planned to be located between the Ohio Center and the Greater Columbus Convention Center. A future streetcar or light rail line could be built on the west end of the proposed station. Proposed new station In July 2021 the Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority contracted with LMN Architects and HNTB Engineering to conduct a site assessment and programming study of three possible Amtrak station locations at or near the Greater Columbus Convention Center. On Greater Columbus Passenger Rail Station Study, which was released in early January 2022, details a plan for the construction of a new downtown two-level station near the intersection of High Street and Nationwide Boulevard. The proposed single platform / single track station could be built at a cost of $23 million. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbus, Ohio References External links Former New York Central Railroad stations Former Pennsylvania Railroad stations Columbus, Ohio Demolished railway stations in the United States Transportation buildings and structures in Franklin County, Ohio Union Station (Columbus, Ohio) Former railway stations in Ohio Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio Railway stations in the United States opened in 1897 Railway stations closed in 1977 Buildings and structures demolished in 1979 Union Station (Columbus, Ohio) Former Amtrak stations in Ohio Former National Register of Historic Places in Ohio High Street (Columbus, Ohio)