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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Laurel, MS | |||||||||||
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Location | 230 North Maple Street Laurel, Mississippi United States | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31.6922°N 89.1280°W / 31.6922; -89.1280 | ||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||
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FY 2021 | 3,715[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad Depot | |||||||||||
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Location | Maple St., Laurel, Mississippi | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°41′32″N 89°7′39″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 | ||||||||||
The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since October 31, 1995.
Media related to Laurel (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
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This list is incomplete. Jones County Junior College, in nearby Ellisville is the zoned community college for all of Jones County. |