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Coordinates: 30°22′08″N 89°05′42″W / 30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
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Gulfport, MS
Union Station in 2012
General information
Location1419 27th Avenue
Gulfport, Mississippi
Coordinates30°22′08″N 89°05′42″W / 30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
LineCSX NO&M Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Coast Transit Authority
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: GUF
History
Openedc. 1880s; 1984; March 31, 1993; August 18, 2025
Closed1971; 1985; August 28, 2005[1]
RebuiltJuly 1904
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Bay St. Louis
toward New Orleans
 Mardi Gras Service Biloxi
toward Mobile
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
Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Station
Part ofGulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District (ID11000762)
Added to NRHPOctober 25, 2011
Location
Map

Gulfport station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Gulfport, Mississippi, United States. It is served by the two daily round trips of the Mardi Gras Service. The station and an adjacent shelter are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as contributing properties to the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District. The building serves as the Gulfport Centennial Museum.

History

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Postcard of Gulfport station in early 1900s

The New Orleans, Mobile and Chattanooga Railroad opened between Mobile and New Orleans on November 21, 1870. It became the New Orleans, Mobile and Texas Railway soon after and was acquired by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad (L&N) in 1881. Gulfport was founded in the late 1880s as the planned terminal for the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad, which aimed to use the deepwater harbor protected by Ship Island. That railroad was completed from Gulfport to Hattiesburg in 1896.[2]

By the early 20th century, the L&N had a wooden passenger station located slightly east of 27th Avenue.[3] In 1903, the railroads began work on a union station in the southeast quadrant of their crossing in Gulfport.[4] The red brick building was completed in 1904.[5]

In December 1924, the Illinois Central Railroad (IC) and the Gulf and Ship Island began operating through sleepers between Gulfport, Chicago, and Memphis.[6] The IC acquired the Gulf and Ship Island in 1925.[7] The IC discontinued Jackson–Gulfport passenger service in November 1950.[8][9]

Former L&N services to Gulfport included the Gulf Wind (New Orleans–Jacksonville), Pan-American (New Orleans–Cincinnati) and Humming Bird (New Orleans–Cincinnati).[10] The L&N also operated the southern leg of the Crescent and Piedmont Limited through the station under contract to the Southern Railway).[11]

Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station.[12][13] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the Sunset Limited.[14] Service east of New Orleans was suspended after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in 2005.[15][1]

The station was a contributing property to the Harbor Square Historic District which was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 13, 1985.[16] On January 15, 1986, the depot was also designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.[16][17] The historic district was significantly affected by Hurricane Katrina. It was replaced by the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District on October 25, 2011. The new district includes the station and an adjacent shelter as contributing properties.[18][16]

In anticipation of a new service between New Orleans and Mobile, Amtrak installed new station signs in 2023.[19] Service to Gulfport returned with the establishment of the Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans, Louisiana and Mobile, Alabama on August 18, 2025.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "The Gulf and Ship Island Railroad". The Times-Picayune. October 3, 1896. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Plate 4" (Map). Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi. Sanborn Map Company. February 1904.
  4. ^ "Gulfport's Union Station". The Times-Democrat. November 29, 1903. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bergeron, Kat (March 9, 1986). "Old station is making tracks". Sun Herald. Biloxi, Mississippi. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Chicago to Gulfport Service Starts Dec. 1". The Commercial Appeal. October 14, 1924. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gulf Line Sold By Mrs. Stewart to Ill. Central". The Buffalo News. June 15, 1925. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "IC Must Keep Gulfport-Jackson Passenger Train". The Zachary Plainsman-News. INS. October 20, 1950. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Railroad Case is Considered by Judge Pyle". The Vicksburg Post. AP. February 5, 1953. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Louisville and Nashville timetable, Tables A, C, D, F" (PDF). December 18, 1965.
  11. ^ "Tables A, B". Southern Railway timetable (PDF). July 30, 1952.
  12. ^ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ 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.
  15. ^ "Alabama, Mississippi refuse to pledge money to resume Amtrak, create New Orleans route". The Advocate. Associated Press. June 22, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  16. ^ a b c "Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet: Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Station (Union Depot) [Gulfport Centennial Museum]". Mississippi Department of Archives and History. May 18, 2011.
  17. ^ "Listing of Mississippi Landmarks, (Updated, June 2002)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2010.
  18. ^ "Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). September 12, 2011. Retrieved January 27, 2019.
  19. ^ "Amtrak making progress in returning to Gulf Coast". WLOX. WDAM7. February 4, 2023. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  20. ^ Magliari, Marc (April 24, 2025). "Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi". Amtrak (Press release). Washington D.C. Retrieved April 25, 2025.
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