Laurel station (Mississippi)
Laurel, MS | |||||||||||
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Amtrak inter-city rail station | |||||||||||
Location | 230 North Maple Street Laurel, MS United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°41′32″N 89°07′41″W / 31.6922°N 89.1280°WCoordinates: 31°41′32″N 89°07′41″W / 31.6922°N 89.1280°W | ||||||||||
Line(s) | Norfolk Southern Railway | ||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||
Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||
Station code | LAU | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||
2018 | 3,924[1] 8.58% | ||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||
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New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
Location | Maple St., Laurel, Mississippi | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°41′32″N 89°7′39″W / 31.69222°N 89.12750°W | ||||||||||
Area | 2.3 acres (0.9 ha) | ||||||||||
Built | 1913 | ||||||||||
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman | ||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 95001192[2] | ||||||||||
Added to NRHP | October 31, 1995 |
Laurel is an Amtrak station at 230 North Maple Street in the heart of downtown Laurel, Mississippi. Currently served by Amtrak's Crescent passenger train, the station was originally built in 1913 by the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, which was acquired in 1916 by the Southern Railway.
The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1995.
References[]
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links[]
Media related to Laurel (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Jones County, Mississippi
- Amtrak stations in Mississippi
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913
- Stations along Southern Railway lines in the United States
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Mississippi
- 1913 establishments in Mississippi
- National Register of Historic Places in Jones County, Mississippi