Pascagoula (Amtrak station)
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The Pascagoula Amtrak station is a train station in Pascagoula
, Mississippi
, United States
served by Amtrak
, the national railroad passenger system. Service has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina
struck Pascagoula in 2005.
Pascagoula station was originally the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot. It was restored during the 1970s and converted into an Amtrak station. The station is on both the National Register of Historic Places
, and the Mississippi State Department of Archives and History. In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.
Pascagoula, Mississippi
Pascagoula is a city in Jackson County, Mississippi, United States. It is the principal city of the Pascagoula, Mississippi Metropolitan Statistical Area, as a part of the Gulfport–Biloxi–Pascagoula, Mississippi Combined Statistical Area. The population was 26,200 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
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. Service has been suspended since 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...
struck Pascagoula in 2005.
Pascagoula station was originally the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Depot. It was restored during the 1970s and converted into an Amtrak station. The station is on both 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...
, and the Mississippi State Department of Archives and History. In addition, the station serves as an art gallery owned by the Singing River Art Association.