Marks station

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Coordinates: 34°15′30″N 90°16′20″W / 34.25833°N 90.27222°W / 34.25833; -90.27222
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Marks, MS
The City of New Orleans at Marks station in September 2018
General information
Location285 Cherry Street
Marks, Mississippi
United States
Coordinates34°15′30″N 90°16′20″W / 34.25833°N 90.27222°W / 34.25833; -90.27222
Line(s)Canadian National Railway
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
StatusFlag stop
Station codeAmtrak: MKS
History
OpenedMay 4, 2018[1]
Passengers
FY 20222,904[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Greenwood
toward New Orleans
 City of New Orleans Memphis
toward Chicago

Marks station is a

passenger rail train station in Marks, Mississippi. The station is located on Amtrak's City of New Orleans
line. The station opened on May 4, 2018.

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

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Quitman County to Host Ribbon Cutting of Newest Northwest Mississippi Regional Amtrak Station". Quitman County, Mississippi. April 10, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Mississippi" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ground broken for Marks Amtrak Station". The Panolian. October 11, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
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  7. ^ "Wicker Announces Amtrak Stop Coming to Marks". U.S. Senator Roger Wicker Office. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  8. ^ "Mississippi Delta town welcomes new Amtrak train stop". WREG-TV. May 5, 2018. Retrieved May 6, 2018.

External links

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