Pascagoula station
Appearance
Pascagoula | |||||||||||
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General information | |||||||||||
Location | 505 Railroad Avenue Pascagoula, MS 39567 | ||||||||||
Owned by | City of Pascagoula | ||||||||||
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Connections | Art Gallery | ||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||
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Station code | PAG | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1904 | ||||||||||
Closed | 2005 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2008 | 0 0% | ||||||||||
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Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
Location | Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 30°22′3.52″N 88°33′34.33″W / 30.3676444°N 88.5595361°W | ||||||||||
Built | 1904 | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 74001063 | ||||||||||
USMS No. | 059-PAS-0194-NR-ML | ||||||||||
Significant dates | |||||||||||
Added to NRHP | August 27, 1974 | ||||||||||
Designated USMS | October 11, 1985 |
Pascagoula is a closed Amtrak intercity train station in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States. Service on this section of the Sunset Limited has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck Pascagoula in 2005.
The Pascagoula station was originally the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot, serving the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was restored during the 1970s and converted into an Amtrak station. The station is on the National Register of Historic Places[1] and was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[2] In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.
References
External links
Media related to Pascagoula (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Pascagoula, MS – Amtrak
- Pascagoula, MS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Pascagoula Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Categories:
- Former Amtrak stations in Mississippi
- Former Louisville and Nashville Railroad stations
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- Buildings and structures in Jackson County, Mississippi
- Railway stations closed in 2005
- National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, Mississippi
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
- 1904 establishments in Mississippi
- Mississippi Registered Historic Place stubs
- Southern United States railway station stubs
- Mississippi building and structure stubs
- Mississippi transportation stubs