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Laurel station 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.
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Location | 230 North Maple Street Laurel, Mississippi United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 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 | ||||||||||||
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Status | Flag stop; unstaffed | ||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: LAU | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | 1913 | ||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 4,187[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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The station is a Mississippi Landmark and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1995.
References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
External links
editMedia related to Laurel (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons