Poplar Bluff (Amtrak station)

The Poplar Bluff Amtrak station is a train station in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system.

The station was built in 1910 by the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. When the line and railroad was bought by the Missouri Pacific Railroad in 1917, the station was renamed the Missouri Pacific Depot, and when the line was bought by the Union Pacific Railroad in 1982, the station was renamed the Union Pacific Depot in 1983, despite the fact that it was already used by Amtrak. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994

Of the twelve Missouri stations served by Amtrak, Poplar Bluff was the twelfth busiest in FY2010, boarding or detraining an average of approximately 13 passengers daily.^[2]

References

• Butler County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places

External links

• Amtrak Texas Eagle Stations - Poplar Bluff, MO

• Amtrak – Stations – Poplar Bluff, MO
• Poplar Bluff Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)