Gulfport station explained

Style:Amtrak
Gulfport, MS
Address:1419 27th Avenue
Gulfport, Mississippi
Coordinates:30.3688°N -89.095°W
Line:CSX NO&M Subdivision
Other: Coast Transit Authority
Platform:1 side platform
Tracks:2
Passengers:0
Pass Year:2007
Pass Percent:0
Opened:1984 (Amtrak)
March 31, 1993
Closed:1971 (L&N)<br />1985 (Amtrak)
August 28, 2005 (service suspended)[1]
Status:Closed
Code:GUF
Other Services2 Header:Future services
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:rail
Mapframe-Zoom:14

Gulfport station is a closed Amtrak intercity train station in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. Gulfport is a former union station that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and Gulf and Ship Island Railroad (which was succeeded by the Illinois Central Railroad).

Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the Gulf Wind (New Orleans–Jacksonville), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (New Orleans–Jacksonville).[2] The Louisville & Nashville also operated the southern leg of the Crescent and Piedmont Limited through the station under contract to the Southern Railway).[3]

Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station.[4] [5] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the Sunset Limited.[6]

In 1986, the depot was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[7] The building serves as the Gulfport Centennial Museum. It is also a contributing property of the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District.[8] Train service has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck Gulfport in 2005.[9]

In anticipation of a new service between New Orleans and Mobile, Amtrak installed new station signs in 2023.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Trains . November 21, 2020 . . August 29, 2005 . 2. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: Louisville and Nashville timetable, Tables A, C, D, F . December 18, 1965 .
  3. Southern Railway timetable, July 30, 1952, Tables A, B https://streamlinermemories.info/South/SOU52TT.pdf
  4. Web site: History . Southern High-Speed Rail Commission . Todd . Stennis . August 15, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120316012535/http://www.southernhsr.org/History.htm . March 16, 2012.
  5. News: 'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended. Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. 22. Newspapers.com.
  6. News: Wagster . Emily . All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll . November 21, 2020 . . April 1, 1993 . A1, A11. Newspapers.com.
  7. Web site: Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002). https://web.archive.org/web/20101009033103/http://mdah.state.ms.us/hpres/MSLandmarks.pdf. 2010-10-09.
  8. Web site: Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form. September 12, 2011. 2019-01-27.
  9. News: Alabama, Mississippi refuse to pledge money to resume Amtrak, create New Orleans route. Associated Press. June 22, 2018. The Advocate. en. 2019-01-27.
  10. News: Amtrak making progress in returning to Gulf Coast . 4 February 2023 . WDAM7 . WLOX . 4 February 2023.