Atmore station explained

Style:Amtrak
Atmore, AL
Coordinates:31.0242°N 87.4872°W
Opened:October 29, 1989[1]
Closed:August 28, 2005 (service suspended)[2]
Accessible:yes
Status:Closed
Code:ATR
Other Services Header:Former services
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Atmore station is a former train station in Atmore, Alabama. It formerly served Amtrak's Sunset Limited line. It has been closed since 2005, after Amtrak stopped service of the Sunset Limited east of New Orleans due to the effects of Hurricane Katrina. The station is located at 107 East Louisville Street. It features an enclosed waiting area, payphones, and partial wheelchair accessibility. Its Amtrak station code is ATR.

The station was a stop on the Gulf Breeze until its discontinuance on April 2, 1995.[3] [4]

Previously, Atmore had a Frisco Railway station, serving trains north to Tupelo, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, and south to Pensacola, Florida. A Louisville and Nashville station served trains due north to Montgomery, Louisville and Cincinnati, and south to New Orleans.[5] [6] The Frisco service ended in 1955, and the L&N in 1971.

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Notes and References

  1. News: All Aboard . November 21, 2020 . The Alabama Journal . October 30, 1989 . . 1. Newspapers.com.
  2. News: Trains . November 21, 2020 . . August 29, 2005 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  3. Web site: Amtrak Timetable - Effective October 30, 1994 . timetables.org . Amtrak . November 14, 2018 . 17 . April 2, 1995.
  4. Web site: Amtrak Timetable - Effective April 2, 1995 . timetables.org . Amtrak . November 14, 2018 . 23 . April 2, 1995.
  5. Frisco Railway, Table 25. Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 84 . 7 . December 1951.
  6. Louisville and Nashville Railroad, Table 5. Official Guide of the Railways . National Railway Publication Company . 84 . 7 . December 1951.