Newbern-Dyersburg (Amtrak station)
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The Newbern-Dyersburg Amtrak station is a train station in Newbern
, Tennessee
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. The station is unstaffed and is a flag stop, however it is located near a 1920-built former Illinois Central Railroad
depot that's listed both on the National Register of Historic Places
since March 25, 1993 as Newbern Illinois Central Depot, and by the Tennessee Historic Commission as a historic landmark.
Of the two Tennessee stations served by Amtrak, Newbern-Dyersburg was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.
Newbern, Tennessee
Newbern is a town in Dyer County, Tennessee, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 3,313.-Natural Disasters:Sixteen people were killed in Newbern when its surrounding communities were directly hit by an F3 tornado April 2, 2006...
, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 unstaffed and is a flag stop, however it is located near a 1920-built former Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central Railroad
The Illinois Central Railroad , sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, is a railroad in the central United States, with its primary routes connecting Chicago, Illinois with New Orleans, Louisiana and Birmingham, Alabama. A line also connected Chicago with Sioux City, Iowa...
depot that's listed both on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
since March 25, 1993 as Newbern Illinois Central Depot, and by the Tennessee Historic Commission as a historic landmark.
Of the two Tennessee stations served by Amtrak, Newbern-Dyersburg was the second-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 10 passengers daily.