Gulfport station

For the station in New York, see Gulfport (Staten Island Railway station).

Gulfport 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
Union Station in 2012
Location	1419 27th Avenue Gulfport, MS 39501
Coordinates	30.3688°N 89.0950°W / 30.3688; -89.0950
Line(s)	Sunset Limited
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Coast Transit Authority
Other information
Station code	GUF
History
Closed	2005
Traffic
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 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

In 1986, the depot was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The building serves as the Gulfport Centennial Museum. It is also a contributing property of the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District. Train service has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck Gulfport in 2005.

Postcard of Gulfport station in early 1900s

External links

• Gulfport, MS – Amtrak
• Gulfport Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)