Greenwood station (Mississippi)

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]

Greenwood, MS
General information
Location	506 Carrollton Avenue Greenwood, Mississippi United States
Coordinates	33°31′01″N 90°10′35″W
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Red brick, two-story building
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: GWD
History
Opened	1917
Rebuilt	September 11, 1995[1]
Passengers
FY 2023	12,964[2] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Yazoo City toward New Orleans 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 toward Lake Cormorant Lake Cormorant – Greenwood Terminus Terminus Greenwood – Grenada Grenada Junction toward Grenada
Location

References

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.
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.

External links

• Greenwood, MS – Amtrak
• Greenwood, MS – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Greenwood Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)