Two safety patrol students prepare to leave Union Station Jacksonville for a trip to Washington D.C., 1952 by DuvalHeart
DuvalHeart on September 28, 2024 7:06 pm Union Station Jacksonville was once the largest rail station in the South, with peak capacities of 142 trains and 20,000 passengers. Now it’s a convention center, though there are [talks of returning it to its former glory as a rail station](https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/lavilla-rail-project-awarded-125-million-grant/) [Here’s a local site’s history of the station from 2010](https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2010-jan-lost-jacksonville-union-terminal)
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Union Station Jacksonville was once the largest rail station in the South, with peak capacities of 142 trains and 20,000 passengers. Now it’s a convention center, though there are [talks of returning it to its former glory as a rail station](https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/lavilla-rail-project-awarded-125-million-grant/)
[Here’s a local site’s history of the station from 2010](https://www.metrojacksonville.com/article/2010-jan-lost-jacksonville-union-terminal)