Biloxi station 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 ''

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'', which operated between 1984 and 1985. The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993 in service on the ''

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''. Damage to the rail line resulting from

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in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans, including at Biloxi.

Prior station

Into the late 1960s, at another Biloxi station, the Louisville & Nashville operated the daily trains, ''

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'' ( New Orleans– Jacksonville), '' Pan-American'' (New Orleans– Cincinnati) and ''

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'' (New Orleans–Cincinnati), as well as an additional unnamed day train ( New Orleans– Jacksonville). Additionally, the Southern Railway operated the '' Crescent'' and '' Piedmont Limited'' (both: New Orleans–New York) through that station.Southern Railway timetable, July 30, 1952, Tables A, B https://streamlinermemories.info/South/SOU52TT.pdf

Notable places

* Jefferson Davis Presidential Library * Mississippi Coast Coliseum

References

External links

Amtrak Stations Database
Former Amtrak stations in Mississippi Buildings and structures in Biloxi, Mississippi Railway stations in the United States opened in 1984 Railway stations in the United States opened in 1993 Railway stations closed in 2005 Railway stations scheduled to open in 2024 Railway stations in the United States closed in the 2000s Railway stations in the United States closed in 1985 {{Mississippi-railstation-stub