Gulfport station

Gulfport 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).

For the station in New York, see Gulfport (Staten Island Railway station).

Gulfport
Union Station in 2012
Location1419 27th Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501
Coordinates30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
Line(s)
  Sunset Limited
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Connections Coast Transit Authority
Other information
Station codeGUF
History
OpenedMarch 31, 1993[1]
ClosedAugust 28, 2005 (service suspended)[2]
Passengers
20070  0%
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Bay St. Louis
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
 Biloxi
toward Orlando or Miami
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

In 1986, the depot was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[3] The building serves as the Gulfport Centennial Museum. It is also a contributing property of the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District.[4] Train service has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck Gulfport in 2005.[5]

Postcard of Gulfport station in early 1900s

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010.
  4. "Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  5. "Alabama, Mississippi refuse to pledge money to resume Amtrak, create New Orleans route". The Advocate. Associated Press. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.


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