Gulfport 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).

Gulfport, MS
Union Station in 2012
General information
Location	1419 27th Avenue Gulfport, Mississippi
Coordinates	30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
Line(s)	CSX NO&M Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Coast Transit Authority
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	GUF
History
Opened	1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993
Closed	1971 (L&N) 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005 (service suspended)[1]
Passengers
2007	0  0%
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Bay St. Louis toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited (1993–2005) Biloxi toward Orlando or Miami Bay St. Louis toward New Orleans Gulf Coast Limited (1984–1985, 1996–1997) Biloxi toward Mobile 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
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Bay St. Louis toward New Orleans Gulf Coast Biloxi toward Mobile

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