Slidell station

Slidell
Location	1827 Front Street Slidell, LA United States
Coordinates	30°16′42″N 89°46′58″W / 30.27833°N 89.78278°WCoordinates: 30°16′42″N 89°46′58″W / 30.27833°N 89.78278°W
Owned by	City of Slidell
Line(s)	Norfolk Southern Railway
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	12 long and 12 short term spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: SDL
History
Opened	1913
Traffic
Passengers (2013)	7,596[1]  7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station New Orleans Terminus Crescent Picayune toward New York City
New Orleans and Northeastern—New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	1809 Front Street, Slidell, Louisiana
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913
NRHP Reference #	96001188[2]
Added to NRHP	October 24, 1996
Location
Slidell Location within Louisiana

Slidell is an Amtrak intercity train station in Slidell, Louisiana, served by the daily Crescent train. It was built in 1913 for the use of the New Orleans and Northeastern and the New Orleans Great Northern Railroads. Slidell was first established in 1881 as a construction camp for the NO&NE.^[3] The station is served by one daily Amtrak train, .

The Norfolk Southern Railway, successor to the NO&NE, donated the depot to the city in 1996. It was substantially renovated with a grant from the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development with funds received from the federal government under the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. It currently houses an art gallery, the Slidell Cultural Center, and an American-style hamburger restaurant named Times Grill.^[4]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996 as New Orleans and Northeastern–New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot.^[2]

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2013, State of Louisiana" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
2. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. "The New Orleans & Northeastern/New Orleans & Great Northern Railroad Depot" (PDF). Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
4. "Revitalizing America's Train Stations: Slidell, Louisiana". The Great American Stations. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

External links

• Amtrak – Stations – Slidell, LA
• Slidell Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Slidell (SDL)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)