Bay St. Louis station

Bay St. Louis station is a closed Amtrak intercity train stationinBay St. Louis, Mississippi, which served the Sunset Limited. The Bay St. Louis station consists of two small platforms with indoor/outdoor shelters near the former Louisville & Nashville Railroad Depot, which was built in 1929, but is closed to the public.

Bay St. Louis, MS
The former L&N depot, photographed in 2001.
General information
Location	303 South Railroad Avenue Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
Coordinates	30°18′24″N 89°20′14″W / 30.30667°N 89.33722°W / 30.30667; -89.33722
Line(s)	CSX NO&M Subdivision
Other information
Status	Closed
Station code	BAS
History
Opened	1929 (L&N) April 29, 1984 (Amtrak) March 31, 1993
Closed	1971 (L&N) January 6, 1985 (Amtrak) August 28, 2005[1]
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station New Orleans toward Los Angeles Sunset Limited (1993–2005) Gulfport toward OrlandoorMiami East New Orleans (1984–1985) toward New Orleans Gulf Coast Limited Gulfport toward Mobile New Orleans (1996–1997) Terminus Preceding station Louisville and Nashville Railroad Following station Claiborne toward New Orleans Main Line Pass Christian toward Cincinnati
Future services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station New Orleans Terminus Gulf Coast Gulfport toward Mobile
Location

Former Louisville & Nashville services which utilized their station included the Pan-American, Gulf Wind, and Humming Bird. Into the latter 1960s the Southern Railway's Crescent and Piedmont Limited also used this station.

Amtrak service began with the Gulf Coast Limited, which operated between 1984 and 1985 and called at the station.^[2][3] The stop was reactivated on March 31, 1993, in service on the Sunset Limited.^[4] Damage to the rail line resulting from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 caused Amtrak to suspend service east of New Orleans,^[1] including at Bay St. Louis. In anticipation of restored service, Amtrak began construction of a new Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant platform in 2022.^[5]

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