Godbold Transportation Center
Train station in Brookhaven, Mississippi, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Brookhaven station" redirects here. For the former station on the Long Island Rail Road, see Brookhaven station (LIRR).
The Godbold Transportation Center is a train station in Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States, served by Amtrak's City of New Orleans passenger train.
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Location | 440 North Railroad Avenue Brookhaven, Mississippi United States | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 31°34′59″N 90°26′28″W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Brookhaven | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | Illinois Central (CN) | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: BRH | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1907 (Union Station) 2011 (Transportation Center) | ||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 3,790[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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The facility is located in the town's old power plant, originally constructed in 1890. Renovation plans called for partial demolition of the power plant, but the soaring smokestack was retained as a symbol of the building's industrial heritage. Large expanses of glass on the principal elevations allow natural light to flood the waiting room. The wooden benches used by passengers were once located in the old Illinois Central depot.[2]