Biloxi station

Biloxi station is a closed and unstaffed Amtrak intercity train station in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is no station building; there is only a covered platform. The station is across the street from the Biloxi Transit Center, which serves Coast Transit Authority and Greyhound buses.

Biloxi, MS
The platform at Biloxi in 2001, looking west.
General information
Location860 Esters Boulevard
Biloxi, Mississippi
Coordinates30.3989°N 88.8915°W / 30.3989; -88.8915
Line(s)CSX NO&M Subdivision
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Coast Transit Authority
Bus transport Greyhound Lines
Other information
StatusClosed
Station codeBIX
History
OpenedApril 29, 1984
March 31, 1993
ClosedJanuary 6, 1985
August 28, 2005[1]
Passengers
20070 Steady 0%
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gulfport
toward Los Angeles
 Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
 Pascagoula
toward Orlando or Miami
Gulfport
toward New Orleans
 Gulf Coast Limited
(1984–1985, 1996–1997)
 Pascagoula
toward Mobile
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gulfport
toward New Orleans
 Gulf Coast Pascagoula
toward Mobile

Amtrak service to Biloxi began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985.[2][3] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the Sunset Limited.[4] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans,[1] including at Biloxi.

Prior station
Louisville & Nashville 1954 timetable, showing several daily trains stopping in Biloxi; these trains continued into the late 1960s.

Into the late 1960s, at another Biloxi station, the Louisville & Nashville operated the daily trains, 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).[5] Additionally, the Southern Railway operated the Crescent and Piedmont Limited (both: New Orleans–New York) through that station.[6]

Notable places

References
  1. "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. 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
  5. Louisville and Nashville timetable, December 18, 1965, Tables A, C, D, F https://streamlinermemories.info/South/L&N65TT.pdf
  6. Southern Railway timetable, July 30, 1952, Tables A, B https://streamlinermemories.info/South/SOU52TT.pdf


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