Marks station is a passenger rail train stationinMarks, Mississippi. The station is located on Amtrak's City of New Orleans line. The station opened on May 4, 2018.
Marks, MS | |||||||||||
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The City of New Orleans at Marks station in September 2018
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| Location | 285 Cherry Street Marks, Mississippi United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°15′30″N 90°16′20″W / 34.25833°N 90.27222°W / 34.25833; -90.27222 | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Canadian National Railway | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Status | Flag stop | ||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: MKS | ||||||||||
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| Opened | May 4, 2018[1] | ||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 4,027[2] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||
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The Illinois Central Gulf railroad did not operate passenger trains through Marks Mississippi before Amtrak, so there was no station here. The development for the Marks train station is a culmination of two decades of work by civic leaders in Quitman County, Mississippi.[3] Initially, $79,500 in funds from the City of Marks and Quitman County were used to construct a platform with wheelchair access and a glass and steel "Amshack" structure.[4][5] County leaders had hoped the train stops would commence in September 1999.[4] In 2010, Mississippi Senator Roger Wicker met with Canadian National Railway (CN) officials to negotiate a flag-stop in Marks.[6] Senator Wicker announced in 2015 that an agreement had been reached by Quitman County, Amtrak, and Canadian National to establish a permanent stop in Marks.[7] To construct the $1.2 million station, a number of grants were awarded. A $500,000 grant was allocated by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) via the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), a 20% matching grant from Mississippi Development Authority that was worth $150,000, and a $300,000 grant from the Delta Regional Authority.[1] Groundbreaking for the station occurred in October 2016.[3] The station's ribbon cutting and maiden stop took place on May 4, 2018.[1][8]
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