Walnut Ridge station

Not to be confused with Walnut Ridge Air Force Station.

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.

Walnut Ridge, AR
General information
Location	109 Southwest Front Street Walnut Ridge, Arkansas United States
Coordinates	36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°W / 36.06750; -90.95667
Owned by	City of Walnut Ridge
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: WNR
History
Opened	1908 September 14, 1974^[1]
Closed	April 30, 1971^[1]
Rebuilt	1995
Passengers
FY 2022	2,340^[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
Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Walnut Ridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
Architect	Missouri Pacific Railroad
NRHP reference No.	92000622^[3]
Added to NRHP	1992
Location
Walnut Ridge, AR Location within Arkansas

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

•  Arkansas portal

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

References

1. "TEXAS EAGLE ROUTE - HISTORICAL TIMELINE". Texas Eagle Marketing and Performance Organization. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
2. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
3. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
4. "Walnut Ridge, AR (WNR) – Great American Stations".

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)