Hazlehurst (Amtrak station)
Encyclopedia
The Hazlehurst Amtrak station is a train station
in Hazlehurst
, Mississippi
, United States
, served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is a sheltered platform located next to an old Illinois Central Railroad Depot
built in 1925. The station is an unstaffed flag stop on the City of New Orleans route.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak, Hazlehurst was the tenth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 7 passengers daily.
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
in Hazlehurst
Hazlehurst, Mississippi
Hazlehurst is a city in and the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about 30 miles south of the state capital Jackson along Interstate 55. The population was 4,400 at the 2000 census...
, Mississippi
Mississippi
Mississippi is a U.S. state located in the Southern United States. Jackson is the state capital and largest city. The name of the state derives from the Mississippi River, which flows along its western boundary, whose name comes from the Ojibwe word misi-ziibi...
, United States
United States
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, served by Amtrak
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...
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is a sheltered platform located next to an old Illinois Central Railroad Depot
National Register of Historic Places listings in Copiah County, Mississippi
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Copiah County, Mississippi.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Copiah County, Mississippi, United States...
built in 1925. The station is an unstaffed flag stop on the City of New Orleans route.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak, Hazlehurst was the tenth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 7 passengers daily.