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For the station in New York, see Gulfport (Staten Island Railway 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 Orleans–Jacksonville), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (New Orleans–Jacksonville).[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

References

  1. ^ a b "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Louisville and Nashville timetable, Tables A, C, D, F" (PDF). December 18, 1965.
  3. ^ Southern Railway timetable, July 30, 1952, Tables A, B https://streamlinermemories.info/South/SOU52TT.pdf
  4. ^ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  5. ^ "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ 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. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010.
  8. ^ "Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  9. ^ "Alabama, Mississippi refuse to pledge money to resume Amtrak, create New Orleans route". The Advocate. Associated Press. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  10. ^ "Amtrak making progress in returning to Gulf Coast". WLOX. WDAM7. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

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