Union Station (Jackson, Mississippi)

Union Station
File:NEW ORLEANS GREAT NORTHERN RAILROAD PASSENGER DEPOT, HINDS COUNTY, MS.jpg Train station building as seen from Capitol Street
Location	300 West Capitol Street Jackson, MS 39201 United States
Coordinates
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
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: JAN
History
Opened	1927
Rebuilt	2003-2004
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	48,327  3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Hazlehurst toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Yazoo City toward Chicago
Location
Union Station Location within Mississippi

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 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.

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.

External links

Media related to at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Jackson, MS
• Jackson Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Jackson, MS (JAN) (Amtrak's Great American Stations)