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Greenwood station (Mississippi)

Coordinates: 33°31′01″N 90°10′35″W / 33.51694°N 90.17639°W / 33.51694; -90.17639
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Greenwood, MS
General information
Location506 Carrollton Avenue
Greenwood, Mississippi
United States
Coordinates33°31′01″N 90°10′35″W / 33.51694°N 90.17639°W / 33.51694; -90.17639
Line(s)Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
Structure typeRed brick, two-story building
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: GWD
History
Opened1917
RebuiltSeptember 11, 1995[1]
Passengers
FY 202312,964[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Yazoo City City of New Orleans Marks
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Rising Sun
toward Jackson
Clarksdale – Jackson Grenada Junction
toward Clarksdale
Grenada Junction Lake Cormorant – Greenwood Terminus
Terminus Greenwood – Grenada Grenada Junction
toward Grenada
Location
Map

Greenwood station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. It is a stop on Amtrak's City of New Orleans line. The red brick depot was built around 1917 by the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad, a subsidiary of the Illinois Central Railroad. It is located in Greenwood's Railroad Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Zimmer, Josh (September 12, 1995). "Back on Track in Yazoo City". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. p. 1. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "Greenwood, MS (GWD)". Great American Stations. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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