McComb station

McComb
Location 114 N Railroad Blvd.
McComb, MS 39648
United States
Coordinates 31°14′40″N 90°27′04″W / 31.24444°N 90.45111°W / 31.24444; -90.45111Coordinates: 31°14′40″N 90°27′04″W / 31.24444°N 90.45111°W / 31.24444; -90.45111
Owned by City of McComb
Line(s) Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3
Construction
Structure type One story wooden clapboard historic station building
Parking Dedicated parking spaces
Other information
Station code Amtrak code: MCB
History
Opened 1901
Rebuilt 1998, 2003
Traffic
Passengers (2013) 6,496[1]Decrease 2.8%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans
toward Chicago
Location
McComb
Location within Mississippi

McComb is a train station in McComb, Mississippi, United States, serving Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger train. This is a flag stop, and trains only stop if passengers have tickets to and from the station.

History

The station was built in 1901 by the Illinois Central Railroad and was restored in 1998, and again on June 13, 2003. The station house is currently the home of the McComb Railroad Museum.

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.

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