Biloxi station

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Biloxi, MS
Biloxi Mississippi Amtrak station.jpeg
The platform at Biloxi in 2001, looking west.
Location860 Esters Boulevard
Biloxi, MS, 39530
Coordinates30°23′56″N 88°53′29″W / 30.3989°N 88.8915°W / 30.3989; -88.8915Coordinates: 30°23′56″N 88°53′29″W / 30.3989°N 88.8915°W / 30.3989; -88.8915
Line(s)CSX NO&M Subdivision
Platforms1
Tracks1
ConnectionsLocal Transit Coast Transit Authority
Intercity Bus Greyhound
Construction
Parkingfree
Other information
Station codeBIX
History
OpenedApril 29, 1984
March 31, 1993
ClosedJanuary 6, 1985
August 28, 2005[1]
Passengers
20070 Steady 0%
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Gulfport Sunset Limited
(1993–2005)
Pascagoula
toward Orlando or Miami
Gulfport Gulf Coast Limited
(1984–1985, 1996–1997)
Pascagoula
toward Mobile

Biloxi is a closed and unstaffed Amtrak intercity train station in Biloxi, Mississippi. There is no station building; there is only a covered platform. The station is across the street from the Biloxi Transit Center, which serves Coast Transit Authority and Greyhound buses.

Amtrak service to Biloxi began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985.[2][3] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the Sunset Limited.[4] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans,[1] including at Biloxi.

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References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Trains". The Tallahassee Democrat. August 29, 2005. p. 2. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ Stennis, Todd. "History". Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. Archived from the original on March 16, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "'Gulf Coast Limited' operation extended". Hattiesburg American. September 16, 1984. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  4. ^ Wagster, Emily (April 1, 1993). "All Aboard! Sunset Limited on a Roll". The Clarion-Ledger. pp. A1, A11. Retrieved November 21, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access

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