Hammond station (Louisiana)

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

Hammond
Hammond Depot on March 20, 2012
Location	404 N.W. Railroad Avenue Hammond, LA 70401
Coordinates
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	HMD
History
Opened	1912
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	15,602  2.6%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Orleans Terminus City of New Orleans McComb toward Chicago   Former services   Illinois Central Ponchatoula toward New Orleans Main Line Natalbany toward Chicago Central Station Baptist toward Baton Rouge Baton Rouge – Hammond Terminus
Location

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 A freight station was built in Hammond in 1927 a few blocks south; however this station is no longer active except as a flea market and seafood restaurant.

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.

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

See also

• Charles Emery Cate

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Hammond, LA
• Hammond Amtrak Station (USA Rail-Guide -- Train Web)
• Hammond (HMD)--Great American Stations
• Hammond Historic District