Bay St. Louis station

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Bay St. Louis, MS
Bay St. Louis Amtrak station.jpeg
The former L&N depot, photographed in 2001
General information
Location303 South Railroad Avenue
Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Coordinates 30°18′31″N89°20′03″W / 30.30852°N 89.33423°W / 30.30852; -89.33423
Line(s) CSX NO&M Subdivision
Other information
Station code Amtrak: BAS
History
OpenedApril 29, 1984
March 31, 1993
August 18, 2025
Closed1971
January 6, 1985
August 28, 2005 [1]
Rebuilt1929
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
New Orleans
Terminus
 Mardi Gras Service Gulfport
toward Mobile
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
New Orleans
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
 Gulfport
toward Orlando or Miami
East New Orleans
(1984–1985)
toward New Orleans
Gulf Coast Limited Gulfport
toward Mobile
New Orleans
(1996–1997)
Terminus
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Claiborne
toward New Orleans
Main Line Pass Christian
toward Cincinnati
Location
Bay St. Louis station

Bay St. Louis station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi.

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History

The station building in 1995 Bay St. Louis station before renovations (1), March 11, 1995.jpg
The station building in 1995

The Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) built the station in 1929, replacing an older structure. [2] L&N services to bay St. Louis included the Pan-American , Gulf Wind , and Humming Bird . Into the late 1960s, the Southern Railway Crescent and Piedmont Limited also used the station.

Amtrak service to the station began with the Gulf Coast Limited , which operated between 1984 and 1985. [3] [4] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993, with the eastward extension of the Sunset Limited . [5] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans, [1] including at Bay St. Louis. In anticipation of restored service, Amtrak began construction of a new ADA-compliant platform in 2022. [6]

Service to Bay St. Louis returned with the establishment of the New Orleans–Mobile Mardi Gras Service on August 18, 2025. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat . August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Bay St. Louis News". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. April 23, 1929. p. 5. Retrieved August 18, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ↑ "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Wagster, Emily (April 1, 1993). "All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll". The Clarion-Ledger . pp. A1, A11 . Retrieved November 21, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ DiNatale, Sara (August 1, 2022). "Amtrak breaks ground for new Gulf Coast platform, though route still uncertain". Mississippi Today. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  7. ↑ Magliari, Marc (April 24, 2025). "Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi". Amtrak (Press release). Washington D.C. Retrieved April 25, 2025.

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