Gulfport station is a closed

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intercity train station in Gulfport,

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, United States. Gulfport is a former

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that served the Louisville and Nashville Railroad and

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(which was succeeded by the

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). Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the '' Gulf Wind'' (

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), '' Pan-American'' (New Orleans -

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) and ''

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'' (New Orleans - Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train (

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). The Louisville & Nashville also operated the southern leg of the ''

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'' and ''

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'' through the station under contract to the Southern Railway). Amtrak service began with the '' Gulf Coast Limited'', which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station. The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the ''Sunset Limited''. In 1986, the depot was designated a Mississippi Landmark by the Mississippi Department of Archives and History. The building serves as the Gulfport Centennial Museum. It is also a contributing property of the Gulfport Harbor Square Commercial Historic District. Train service has been suspended since Hurricane Katrina struck Gulfport in 2005.

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Gulfport Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Former Amtrak stations in Mississippi Buildings and structures in Gulfport, Mississippi Former Louisville and Nashville Railroad stations Gulfport Railway stations closed in 1971 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984 Railway stations closed in 1985 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993 Railway stations closed in 2005 Former Illinois Central Railroad stations {{Mississippi-railstation-stub