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![]() Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot in September 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 505 Railroad Avenue Pascagoula, Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Pascagoula | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSX NO&M Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: PAG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1904 (L&N) April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993 August 18, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1971 (L&N) January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005 [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°22′3.52″N88°33′34.33″W / 30.3676444°N 88.5595361°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74001063 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USMS No. | 059-PAS-0194-NR-ML | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Added to NRHP | August 27, 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Designated USMS | October 11, 1985 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pascagoula station is an intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. It originally served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, and is currently a stop for Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, [2] and was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. [3] In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.
The station building was constructed by the Louisville & Nashville Railroad (L&N) in 1904. The waiting room was enlarged in 1918. [4]
Former L&N trains that served the station included the Crescent (New Orleans –New York), Pan-American (New Orleans – Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans– Chicago and Cincinnati). [5] Intercity passenger train service ended in 1971. The station building was restored during the 1970s,[ when? ] and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited , which operated between 1984 and 1985. [6] [7] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993, in service on the Sunset Limited. [8] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans, [1] including at Pascagoula. Service to Pascagoula returned with the establishment of Amtrak's Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama on August 18, 2025. [9]
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