Amtrak Nashville
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As you may already know, Nashville is not served by Amtrak rail service. However, you can still use Amtrak to reach Tennessee's capital city. Here's how:
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Amtrak Thruway Bus Services to Chicago and St. Louis
Amtrak, in partnership with Greyhound Bus Lines, operates bus connections from Chicago and Indianapolis to Nashville and from St. Louis to Nashville. Essentially, these are scheduled Greyhound services that honor Amtrak reservations and that connect with select Amtrak trains. Looking at the map inset to the right, the green lines that connect Nashville represent these coordinated bus services. Nashville-Birmingham Thruway Bus - temporarily suspended Amtrak did operate a Thruway Connection that connected Nashville to Amtrak services in Birmingham. The connection was lost in 2021 due to Covid-related service reductions. TARP will be working with service coordinators to get this connection restored in 2023. |
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The Chicago-Nashville Thruway
Bus connects Nashville with several Amtrak
long-distance routes at Chicago Union Station and select Midwestern
corridor routes:
- The Southwest Chief to and from Kansas City, Dodge City, Santa Fe area, Albuquerque, the Grand Canyon area, and Los Angeles;
- The California Zephyr to and from Denver, the Rocky Mountain region, Salt Lake City, Reno, and the San Francisco Bay area;
- The Lake Shore Limited to and from Toledo, Cleveland, Erie, Buffalo, Albany, New York and Boston;
- The Capital Limited to and from Toledo, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Washington, DC;
- Michigan Services to and from Detroit, East Lansing, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Holland, to name a few;
- Lincoln Service trains to and from downstate Illinois and St. Louis and other Illinois state services to Galesburg and Quincy;
- Hiawatha Service trains to and from Milwaukee
The St. Louis to Nashville Thruway Bus connects Nashville with the St. Louis Gateway Station. The following connections are possible at St. Louis:
- The Texas Eagle to and from Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, El Paso, Tuscon, the greater Phoenix area, and Los Angeles;
- The Lincoln Service to and from Chicago and cities in downstate Illinois (Springfield, Lincoln, Bloomington, and Joliet);
- The Missouri River Runner service to and from Jefferson City and Kansas City. At Kansas City, connections are available with the Southwest Chief to and from Dodge City, Santa Fe area, Albuquerque, the Grand Canyon area, and Los Angeles.
Amtrak Thruway Bus services call at the Nashville Greyhound Bus Station at 709 5th Ave S.
The Nashville Greyhound station is one the bus system's newer (opened in 2012) and more technologically advanced facilities.
The station is located near downtown and in the immediate vicinity of the Music City Convention Center.
The facility has food service, WIFI, and checked baggage service.
The Nashville Greyhound station is one the bus system's newer (opened in 2012) and more technologically advanced facilities.
The station is located near downtown and in the immediate vicinity of the Music City Convention Center.
The facility has food service, WIFI, and checked baggage service.
