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Location | 506 Carrollton Avenue Greenwood, Mississippi United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°31′01″N90°10′35″W / 33.51694°N 90.17639°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Illinois Central (CN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Structure type | Red brick, two-story building | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: GWD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1917 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | September 11, 1995 [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2022 | 9,293 [2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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