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Hammond, LA
Hammond station on March 20, 2012
General information
Location	404 N.W. Railroad Avenue Hammond, Louisiana United States
Coordinates	30°30′26″N 90°27′43″W / 30.5072°N 90.4620°W / 30.5072; -90.4620
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HMD
History
Rebuilt	March 1, 1912
Passengers
FY 2023	9,221 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station New OrleansTerminus City of New Orleans McCombtoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Ponchatoulatoward New Orleans Main Line Natalbanytoward Chicago Baptisttoward Baton Rouge Baton Rouge – Hammond Terminus
Location

Hammond station is an Amtrak train station in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It is a station on Amtrak's daily City of New Orleans route which runs between Chicago and New Orleans. The Illinois Central Railroad built the station in 1912. A freight station was built in Hammond in 1927 a few blocks south; however this station is no longer active except as a flea market and seafood restaurant.

Known locally as the Depot, Hammond's historic Amtrak station has been refurbished with a raised passenger platform. The railway, constructed in 1854 as part of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railroad, is now owned by the Canadian National Railway. Renovated in 2008, the depot also houses the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. The architectural firm Holly & Smith received the 2008 American Institute of Architects' New Orleans Award of Merit for Historic Preservation/Restoration/Rehabilitation for its work on the station.

Amtrak provides both ticketing and baggage services at the Hammond station.

See also

• Charles Emery Cate

References

1. ^ "Hammond, LA (HMD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
2. "Hammond Proud of New Depot". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 2, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
4. Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.

External links

• Hammond, LA – Amtrak
• Hammond, LA – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Hammond Amtrak Station (USA Rail-Guide -- Train Web)
• Hammond Historic District

• Hammond, Louisiana
• Amtrak stations in Louisiana
• Former Illinois Central Railroad stations
• Railway stations in the United States opened in 1912
• Buildings and structures in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• Transportation in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana
• 1912 establishments in Louisiana