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.[2]
Union Station | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Train station building as seen from Capitol Street
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| 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 | 1side platform in use 3island platforms disused | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 passenger (6 freight) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus stands | 11 JATRAN 10 Greyhound | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bus operators | Jackson Transit System Greyhound Lines | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 10 short and 73 long term spaces | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: JAN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2003–2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 37,057[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
This Illinois Central operated trains to these endpoints through the station:
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.[3] It is listed as a Mississippi Landmark.
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