Union Station

Union Station is an intermodal transit station in , United States. It is operated by the Jackson Transit System and serves Amtrak's City of New Orleans and later proposed Crescent Texas section rail line, Greyhound Lines intercity buses, and is Jackson's main city bus station.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: train station in Jackson, Mississippi
  • Also known as: “Illinois Central Railroad Depot”, “Jackson”, “Jackson station”, and “Jackson Union Station”
  • Address: MS

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include King Edward Hotel and Mississippi State Capitol.

Hotel
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The , built in 1923 as the Edwards Hotel, is an historic hotel in downtown . The second of two buildings located on the site at the corner of Capitol and Mill Streets, it was closed and vacant for nearly 40 years before renovations began in 2006. is situated 380 feet south of Union Station.

Government office
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The or the “New Capitol,” has been the seat of the state’s government since it succeeded the old Mississippi State House in 1903. is situated 2,900 feet east of Union Station.

Public building
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The Mississippi Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of Mississippi, who is currently Tate Reeves. It is located in downtown , south of the , at the south end of Smith Park. is situated 2,400 feet east of Union Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jackson and Flowood.

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is the capital of the state of . While it may not offer much in terms of tourism today, can be used as a stopover for getting to other parts of the state or further.

Town
is a city in , , United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of , is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital. is situated 3 miles east of Union Station.

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is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.

Union Station

Latitude
32.30127° or 32° 18′ 5″ north
Longitude
-90.19106° or 90° 11′ 28″ west
Operator
Amtrak
Network
Amtrak
Open location code
864F8R25+GH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1130090067
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Wiki­data ID
Q6116905
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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Union Station” goes by many names.
  • French: “gare de Jackson Union”
  • French: “Jackson Union”
  • French: “Union Station”
  • Japanese: “ユニオン駅 (ジャクソン)”
  • Japanese: “ユニオン駅”
  • Navajo: “Diichiłítóodi kǫʼ naʼałbąąsii ninádaaltłiʼígi”
  • Urdu: “یونین اسٹیشن (جیکسن، مسیسیپی)”
  • Urdu: “یونین اسٹیشن”

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Highlights include Jackson Union Station Bus Terminal and Capitol Street United Methodist Church.

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