Walnut Ridge station
Not to be confused with Walnut Ridge Air Force Station.
Walnut Ridge | |||||||||||
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| Location |
109 Southwest Front St. Walnut Ridge, AR 72476 United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°WCoordinates: 36°04′03″N 90°57′24″W / 36.06750°N 90.95667°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Walnut Ridge | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak code: WNR | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | 1908 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Traffic | |||||||||||
| Passengers (2015) |
3,738[1]  7.6% | ||||||||||
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Walnut Ridge | |||||||||||
| Location | Walnut Ridge, Arkansas | ||||||||||
| Architect | Missouri Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||
| NRHP Reference # | 92000622[2] | ||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | 1992 | ||||||||||
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  Walnut Ridge Location within Arkansas | |||||||||||
Walnut Ridge is a historic 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. 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.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2015, State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/WNR/Station_view
External links
Media related to Walnut Ridge (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Walnut Ridge, AR
- Walnut Ridge, AR from Amtrak's TexasEagle.com
- Walnut Ridge Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide—TrainWeb.org)
- Walnut Ridge (WNR)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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