Walnut Ridge station

36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°W / 36.06750; -90.95667Owned byCity of Walnut RidgeLine(s)Union Pacific RailroadPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Other informationStation codeAmtrak: WNRHistoryOpened1908
September 14, 1974^[1]ClosedApril 30, 1971^[1]Rebuilt1995PassengersFY 20222,340^[2] (Amtrak) Services

Preceding station	Amtrak			Following station
Little Rock toward Los Angeles or San Antonio		Texas Eagle		Poplar Bluff toward Chicago

Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Newport Closed 1996 toward Los Angeles or San Antonio Texas Eagle Poplar Bluff toward Chicago Newport toward Laredo or Houston Inter-American Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station Hoxie toward Texarkana Texarkana – St. Louis O'Kean toward St. Louis

LocationWalnut Ridge, ArkansasArchitectMissouri Pacific RailroadNRHP reference No.92000622^[3]Added to NRHP1992

Location

Walnut Ridge is a train station in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, United States, that is currently served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. It was originally a Missouri Pacific Railroad station and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1992.

History

The Missouri-Pacific Railroad ended service on its crack Texas Eagle on April 30, 1971, one day before Amtrak took over passenger services. In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line. On September 15, 1974, stops were added at the former Missouri-Pacific stations in Walnut Ridge and Newport.^[1] The Inter-American was replaced by the Eagle in 1981, which in turn became the Texas Eagle in 1988.^[1]

The depot was restored in 1995 with funding made available through the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department and the Walnut Ridge Area Chamber of Commerce.^[4]

See also

• List of Amtrak stations
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas

References

External links

Media related to Walnut Ridge (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Walnut Ridge, AR – Amtrak
• Walnut Ridge, AR – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Walnut Ridge, AR from Amtrak's TexasEagle.com
• Walnut Ridge Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—TrainWeb.org)