Slidell station is an

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intercity train station in

Slidell, Louisiana Slidell is a city on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 28,781 at the 2020 census. It is part of the New Orleans− Metairie− Kenner metropolitan statistical area. Hi ...

, served by the daily 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. The station is served by one daily

train. The

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, successor to the NO&NE, donated the depot to the city in 1996. It was substantially renovated with a grant from the

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with funds received from the federal government under the

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. It currently houses an art gallery, the Slidell Cultural Center, and an American-style hamburger restaurant named ''Times Grill''. It was added to the

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in 1996 as New Orleans and Northeastern–New Orleans and Great Northern Railroad Depot.

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Slidell Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
Slidell Slidell Former Southern Railway (U.S.) stations Transportation buildings and structures in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Slidell, Louisiana National Register of Historic Places in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana Railway stations in the United States opened in 1913 1913 establishments in Louisiana Art museums and galleries in Louisiana Museums in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad {{Louisiana-NRHP-stub