Gulfport, MS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 1419 27th Avenue Gulfport, Mississippi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°22′08″N 89°05′42″W / 30.3688°N 89.0950°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CSX NO&M Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Closed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | GUF | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Closed | 1971 (L&N) 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005 (service suspended)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 | 0 ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]