Services
Central Station was a terminal for the following lines and intercity trains:
- Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (March 1, 1925 to ca. 1940s)
- Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railway (Big Four) - James Whitcomb Riley to Cincinnati, Carolina Special to Asheville, Charlotte, and Charleston, and Royal Palm and Ponce de Leon trains to Georgia and Florida
- Illinois Central Railroad - City of New Orleans and Panama Limited to New Orleans, Diamond Special from St. Louis and City of Miami to Miami, as well as the Land O'Corn west to Waterloo, Iowa
- Michigan Central Railroad (up to January 17, 1957) - North Shore Limited to New York, Motor City Special to Detroit and Niagara
- Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railway (Soo Line) (1899 to 1912 and after 1965) - Laker
- Pere Marquette Railroad (up to December 15, 1903)
- Amtrak (through March 5, 1972) - Floridian, George Washington/James Whitcomb Riley, Panama Limited and Shawnee
The following commuter rail services operated through the station (electrified after 1926) en route to Randolph Street Terminal (now Millennium Station) approximately 1.5 miles to the north:
- Illinois Central Railroad - serving mostly local stops to South Chicago, Blue Island and Richton Park
- Chicago South Shore and South Bend Railroad (beginning August 29, 1926) - interurban electric trains to South Bend, Indiana
The former Illinois Central electric commuter service is operated by Metra as its Electric Line and the former South Shore interurban is operated by the Northern Indiana Commuter Transportation District.
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