Hammond station (Louisiana)

For other stations with similar names, see Hammond station (disambiguation).

Hammond station 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 A freight station was built in Hammond in 1927 a few blocks south; however this station is no longer active except as a flea market and seafood restaurant.^[4]: 339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 station on March 20, 2012
General information
Location	404 N.W. Railroad Avenue Hammond, Louisiana United States
Coordinates	30°30′26″N 90°27′43″W
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)[1]
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: HMD
History
Rebuilt	March 1, 1912[2]
Passengers
FY 2023	9,221[3] (Amtrak)
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

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

• Charles Emery Cate