Hammond station (Louisiana)

Hammond is an Amtrak train station in Hammond, Louisiana, United States. It is a station on Amtrak's daily City of New Orleans route which runs between Chicago and New Orleans. The Illinois Central Railroad built the station in 1912. A freight station was built in Hammond in 1927 a few blocks south; however this station is no longer active except as a flea market and seafood restaurant.[4]:339

Hammond, LA
Hammond Depot on March 20, 2012
Location404 N.W. Railroad Avenue
Hammond, LA 70401
Coordinates30°30′26″N 90°27′43″W
Line(s)Illinois Central (CN)[1]
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
Station codeHMD
History
RebuiltMarch 1, 1912[2]
Traffic
Passengers (2013)15,602[3]  2.6%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
New Orleans
Terminus
 City of New Orleans McComb
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Ponchatoula
toward New Orleans
 Main Line Natalbany
toward Chicago
Baptist
toward Baton Rouge
 Baton Rouge – Hammond Terminus
Location
Hammond, LA
Location within Louisiana

Known locally as the Depot, Hammond's historic Amtrak station has been refurbished with a raised passenger platform. The railway, constructed in 1854 as part of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern railroad, is now owned by the Canadian National Railway. Renovated in 2008, the depot also houses the Hammond Chamber of Commerce. The architectural firm Holly & Smith received the 2008 American Institute of Architects' New Orleans Award of Merit for Historic Preservation/Restoration/Rehabilitation for its work on the station.[1]

Amtrak provides both ticketing and baggage services at the Hammond station.

See also

References
  1. "Hammond, LA (HMD)". Great American Stations. Amtrak. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  2. "Hammond Proud of New Depot". The Times-Democrat. New Orleans, Louisiana. March 2, 1912. p. 6. Retrieved January 7, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. Cox, Jim (2011). Rails Across Dixie: A History of Passenger Trains in the American South. Jefferson, NC: McFarland. ISBN 9780786445288. OCLC 609716000.
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