Hattiesburg station, also known as Union Station and New Orleans & Northeastern Passenger Depot, is an Amtrak intercity train station located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at 308 Newman Street. The station is served by Amtrak's Crescent passenger train, and is the last regular stop before its southern terminus in New Orleans. On June 14, 2001, the depot was selected as a Mississippi Landmark (035-HAT-0088-NRD-ML),[2] and in 2002, the depot was designated as a contributing resource within the Hub City Historic District (Boundary Increase) (Reference Number 02000855, listed 2002-08-09) on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]
Designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn,[4] and built in 1910 for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad, the depot is a 1+1⁄2-story brick structure of Italian Renaissance Revival architectural style.[3] The depot contains 14,000 square-feet (1300 square meters) of interior space, including a 4,000 square-foot (372 square meters) waiting room (Grand Hall) for passengers and has been in continuous use since 1910.[5] A loading platform, adjacent to the depot, is covered by a 924-foot (282 meters) canopy.
In 2000, the City of Hattiesburg acquired the depot plus approximately 3 acres (1.2 hectares), surrounding the structure, from Norfolk Southern Railway and began extensive repairs and restoration to convert the facility into an intermodal transportation center for bus and taxi service, in addition to railway.[5][6] The 5-year restoration was completed in 2007. Funding for the $10 million renovation came from federalearmarks and grants from state, city, and private organizations.[7]
Besides serving as an intermodal transportation center for the City of Hattiesburg, the depot’s Grand Hall is used for art exhibits, social functions, and private events.[7] The Grand Hall is no longer used for arrivals and departures by rail; a separate waiting area, in the depot, accommodates Amtrak passengers.[8]
Referencesedit
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^Mississippi Landmarks in Forrest County Retrieved 2013-01-03.
^ abNational Register of Historic Places Registration Form—Hub City Historic District (Boundary Increase) Retrieved 2013-01-02.
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hattiesburg, station, also, known, union, station, orleans, northeastern, passenger, depot, amtrak, intercity, train, station, located, hattiesburg, mississippi, newman, street, station, served, amtrak, crescent, passenger, train, last, regular, stop, before, . Hattiesburg station also known as Union Station and New Orleans amp Northeastern Passenger Depot is an Amtrak intercity train station located in Hattiesburg Mississippi at 308 Newman Street The station is served by Amtrak s Crescent passenger train and is the last regular stop before its southern terminus in New Orleans On June 14 2001 the depot was selected as a Mississippi Landmark 035 HAT 0088 NRD ML 2 and in 2002 the depot was designated as a contributing resource within the Hub City Historic District Boundary Increase Reference Number 02000855 listed 2002 08 09 on the National Register of Historic Places 3 Hattiesburg MSGeneral informationLocation308 Newman StreetHattiesburg MississippiUnited StatesCoordinates31 19 38 N 89 17 11 W 31 3272 N 89 2864 W 31 3272 89 2864Owned byCity of HattiesburgLine s Norfolk Southern RailwayPlatforms1 side platformTracks2ConstructionParkingYesBicycle facilitiesYesAccessibleYesOther informationStatusUnstaffedStation codeAmtrak HBGHistoryOpened1910Rebuilt2007PassengersFY 20225 083 1 Amtrak ServicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationPicayunetoward New Orleans Crescent Laureltoward New YorkFormer servicesPreceding station Southern Railway Following stationRichburgtoward New Orleans New Orleans Cincinnati Eastabuchietoward CincinnatiDescription edit nbsp Amtrak Crescent at the platform Designed by architect Frank Pierce Milburn 4 and built in 1910 for the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad the depot is a 1 1 2 story brick structure of Italian Renaissance Revival architectural style 3 The depot contains 14 000 square feet 1300 square meters of interior space including a 4 000 square foot 372 square meters waiting room Grand Hall for passengers and has been in continuous use since 1910 5 A loading platform adjacent to the depot is covered by a 924 foot 282 meters canopy In 2000 the City of Hattiesburg acquired the depot plus approximately 3 acres 1 2 hectares surrounding the structure from Norfolk Southern Railway and began extensive repairs and restoration to convert the facility into an intermodal transportation center for bus and taxi service in addition to railway 5 6 The 5 year restoration was completed in 2007 Funding for the 10 million renovation came from federal earmarks and grants from state city and private organizations 7 Besides serving as an intermodal transportation center for the City of Hattiesburg the depot s Grand Hall is used for art exhibits social functions and private events 7 The Grand Hall is no longer used for arrivals and departures by rail a separate waiting area in the depot accommodates Amtrak passengers 8 References edit Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2022 State of Mississippi PDF Amtrak June 2023 Retrieved August 30 2023 Mississippi Landmarks in Forrest County Retrieved 2013 01 03 a b National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Hub City Historic District Boundary Increase Retrieved 2013 01 02 Architects and Builders Retrieved 2013 01 03 a b Hattiesburg Train Depot Retrieved 2013 01 02 Revitalizing America s Train Stations Retrieved 2013 01 03 a b Hattiesburg Mississippi a Case Study on Economic Development permanent dead link Retrieved 2013 01 03 Amtrak Hattiesburg MS Retrieved 2013 01 04 External links edit nbsp Media related to Hattiesburg Amtrak station at Wikimedia Commons Hattiesburg MS Amtrak Hattiesburg MS Station history at Great American Stations Amtrak Hattiesburg Amtrak Station USA Rail Guide Train Web Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hattiesburg station amp oldid 1190988765, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
