Laurel (Amtrak station)

Laurel

Laurel Amtrak station
Station statistics
Address 230 North Maple Street
Laurel, MS
Lines
  Crescent
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Other information
Opened 1913
Code LAU
Traffic
Passengers (2010) 5,647[1]  5.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
Crescent

The Laurel Amtrak Station, located in Laurel, Mississippi, is served by the Crescent passenger train. The street address is 230 North Maple Street, in the heart of downtown Laurel. It was originally built in 1913 by the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, which was acquired in 1916 by the Southern Railway.

Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak, Laurel was the sixth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 15 passengers daily.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MISSISSIPPI10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2010, State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2010. http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/MISSISSIPPI10.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-06. 

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