Atmore station is a former train station in

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. It formerly served

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's ''

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'' line. It has been closed since 2005, after Amtrak stopped service of the ''Sunset Limited'' east of

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due to the effects of

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. The station is located at 107 East Louisville Street. It features an enclosed waiting area, payphones, and partial wheelchair accessibility. Its Amtrak station code is ATR. The station was a stop on the ''

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'' until its discontinuance on April 2, 1995. Previously, Atmore had a Frisco Railway station, serving trains north to Tupelo, Mississippi and Memphis, Tennessee, and south to Pensacola, Florida. A

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station served trains due north to Montgomery, Louisville and Cincinnati, and south to New Orleans. The Frisco service ended in 1955, and the L&N in 1971.

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Former Amtrak stations in Alabama Transportation buildings and structures in Escambia County, Alabama 2005 disestablishments in Alabama Railway stations in the United States closed in 2005 {{Alabama-railstation-stub