Atmore (Amtrak station)
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The Atmore Station is an Amtrak
station in Atmore, Alabama
on the Sunset Limited
. Its Amtrak station code is ATR.
The station is located at 107 East Louisville Street. It features an enclosed waiting area, payphone
s, and partial wheelchair accessibility.
Because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina
the Sunset Limited terminates at New Orleans, and Atmore Station has been closed since 2005.
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
station in Atmore, Alabama
Atmore, Alabama
Atmore is a city in Escambia County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 7,676. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 7,530. The city was named for Mr. C.P. Atmore....
on the Sunset Limited
Sunset Limited
The Sunset Limited is a passenger train that for most of its history has run between New Orleans, Louisiana and Los Angeles, California, and that from early 1993 through late August 2005 also ran east of New Orleans to Jacksonville, Florida, making it during that time the only true transcontinental...
. Its Amtrak station code is ATR.
The station is located at 107 East Louisville Street. It features an enclosed waiting area, payphone
Payphone
A payphone or pay phone is a public telephone, often located in a phone booth or a privacy hood, with pre-payment by inserting money , a credit or debit card, or a telephone card....
s, and partial wheelchair accessibility.
Because of the effects of Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
the Sunset Limited terminates at New Orleans, and Atmore Station has been closed since 2005.