Gulfport station

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Gulfport, MS
GulfportRailroadDepot 2012.jpg
Union Station in 2012
General information
Location1419 27th Avenue
Gulfport, Mississippi
Coordinates 30°22′08″N89°05′42″W / 30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
Line(s) CSX NO&M Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg Coast Transit Authority
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeGUF
History
Opened1984 (Amtrak)
March 31, 1993
Closed1971 (L&N)
1985 (Amtrak)
August 28, 2005 (service suspended) [1]
Passengers
20070Steady2.svg 0%
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Bay St. Louis
toward Los Angeles
Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
Biloxi
toward Orlando or Miami
Bay St. Louis
toward New Orleans
Gulf Coast Limited
(1984–1985, 1996–1997)
Biloxi
toward Mobile
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Landon
toward Jackson
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Terminus
Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station
Pass Christian
toward New Orleans
Main Line Mississippi City
toward Cincinnati
Future services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Bay St. Louis
toward New Orleans
Gulf Coast Biloxi
toward Mobile
Location
Gulfport station

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 OrleansJacksonville), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (New OrleansJacksonville). [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] [1]

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

Postcard of Gulfport station in early 1900s Gulfport Union Station.jpg
Postcard of Gulfport station in early 1900s

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