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Union Station
Train station building as seen from Capitol Street
General information
Location	300 West Capitol Street Jackson, Mississippi United States
Coordinates	32°18′04″N 90°11′28″W / 32.30111°N 90.19111°W / 32.30111; -90.19111
Owned by	City of Jackson
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform in use 3 island platforms disused
Tracks	1 passenger (6 freight)
Train operators	Amtrak
Bus stands	11 JATRAN 10 Greyhound
Bus operators	Jackson Transit System Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking	10 short and 73 long term spaces
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: JAN
History
Opened	1927
Rebuilt	2003–2004
Passengers
FY 2023	37,057 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Hazlehursttoward New Orleans City of New Orleans Yazoo Citytoward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Eltontoward New Orleans Main Line Northviewtoward Chicago Terminus Clarksdale – Jackson Asylumtoward Clarksdale Clintontoward Shreveport Vicksburg Route Division Pearsontoward Meridian Van Winkletoward Natchez Natchez – Jackson Terminus Terminus Gulf and Ship Island Railroad Lakelandtoward Gulfport
Proposed services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Vicksburgtoward Fort Worth CrescentProposed Texas Section Meridiantoward New York
Mississippi Landmark
Location

Union Station is an intermodal transit station in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is operated by the Jackson Transit System and serves Amtrak's City of New Orleans and later proposed Crescent Texas section rail line, Greyhound Lines intercity buses, and is Jackson's main city bus station.

History

Train service first came to Jackson, Mississippi in 1840, when the Clinton and Vicksburg Railway established a connection. The city became a more prominent rail hub after the American Civil War as a stop for what eventually became the Illinois Central Railroad. The modern Georgian Revival station was built in 1927 by Illinois Central when the rail lines were rebuilt through downtown.

Passenger trains served in past

The Illinois Central operated trains to these endpoints through the station:

• Chicago and New Orleans (including City of New Orleans and the all-Pullman Panama Limited and others)
• Chicago and Gulfport, Mississippi
• Shreveport, Louisiana and Meridian, Mississippi (Southwestern Limited)

The Alabama and Vicksburg Railway operated trains in cooperation with the Southern Railway and Vicksburg, Shreveport & Pacific Railway to these endpoints:

• Shreveport and Atlanta
• Shreveport and Louisville
• Shreveport and Cincinnati

Revival

After years of disuse, in 2003 the City of Jackson purchased the building from the Canadian National Railway, the successor to Illinois Central, with the intention of turning it into a multimodal hub named Union Station. The city undertook a $20 million renovation funded by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act and the Jackson Redevelopment Authority; Dale and Associates were chosen as architects. The city converted the building into the Jackson Transit System's primary bus station and added facilities for Greyhound Lines. The former freighthouse was converted for use by Amtrak, and other areas of the building were redesigned for commercial use. Dale and Associates received a 2005 Mississippi AIA Merit Award for the completed project. It is listed as a Mississippi Landmark.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
2. "Jatran.com". jatran.com. JATRAN. 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
3. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
4. January 1950 Illinois Central timetable, Tables A, B, D and F
5. Southern Railway timetable, 28 June 1925, Table 87 (page 56),
6. Southern Railway timetable, 28 June 1925, Table 87 (page 56),
7. Southern Railway timetable, 28 June 1925, Table 87 (page 56),

External links

Media related to Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Jackson, MS – Amtrak
• Jackson, MS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Jackson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)

v t e City of Jackson
Areas	Tougaloo
Education	Primary & secondary Jackson Public School District Callaway HS Forest Hill HS Jim Hill HS Lanier HS Murrah HS Provine HS Hinds County School District Madison County School District Clinton Public School District Mississippi School for the Blind Mississippi School for the Deaf Hillcrest Christian School Jackson Academy St. Andrew's Episcopal School Lower school Former schools Central HS Wingfield HS Veritas School (moved to Ridgeland, later closed) Tertiary Jackson State University see template Tougaloo College Hinds Community College Some campuses are in Jackson Belhaven University Millsaps College Mississippi College School of Law Wesley Biblical Seminary Libraries Jackson/Hinds Library System
Transportation	Jackson–Evers International Airport Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame Museum Jackson Transit System Union Station Hawkins Field
Media	The Clarion-Ledger The Northside Sun Jackson Free Press Jackson Advocate
Landmarks	Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument Jackson Zoo King Edward Hotel University of Mississippi Medical Center Eudora Welty House
Religion	Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson Congregation Beth Israel First Presbyterian Church
Jackson Preparatory School serves the Jackson area but is in nearby Flowood.

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