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Hattiesburg (Amtrak station)
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The Hattiesburg Amtrak Station, located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
, is served by the passenger train. The street address is 308 Newman Street, in the heart of downtown Hattiesburg. It was originally built in 1910 by the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
. The station has historically had a long canopy, which until 1956, was 924 feet long.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak
, Hattiesburg was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 44,779 at the 2000 census . It is the county seat of Forrest County...
, is served by the passenger train. The street address is 308 Newman Street, in the heart of downtown Hattiesburg. It was originally built in 1910 by the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad
The New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad was a Class I railroad in Louisiana and Mississippi in the United States. The railroad operated of track from its completion in 1883 until it was absorbed by the Alabama Great Southern Railroad subsidiary of the Southern Railway in 1969.- History :The...
. The station has historically had a long canopy, which until 1956, was 924 feet long.
Of the 10 Mississippi stations served by Amtrak
Amtrak
The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, doing business as Amtrak , is a government-owned corporation that was organized on May 1, 1971, to provide intercity passenger train service in the United States. "Amtrak" is a portmanteau of the words "America" and "track". It is headquartered at Union...
, Hattiesburg was the fourth-busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 35 passengers daily.