Arcadia Valley station is a passenger rail station in Arcadia, Missouri. The station is located on Amtrak's Texas Eagle line.
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 The Arcadia Valley station two months after opening. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | 13700 Highway 21 Arcadia, Missouri United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′32″N 90°37′28″W / 37.59222°N 90.62444°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Our Town Tomorrow (OTT) | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ACD | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 November 20, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Arcadia–Ironton | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 1,228[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Background
editPassenger service in the Arcadia Valley was once served by St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway with a northbound depot in Arcadia and a southbound depot in Ironton.[2] A new depot was constructed by Missouri Pacific in 1941 to consolidate the depots in Arcadia and Ironton.[2] The new depot was called Arcadia-Ironton to assuage bickering between the two towns on its naming.[2] Passenger service ceased in 1965 and the depot is currently occupied by the Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Iron County Historical Society.[2]
The proposed train station began in 2010 when Our Town Tomorrow coordinated with Chamber Tourism Committee for Arcadia Valley to pursue an Amtrak stop.[3] In 2012, Amtrak, MoDOT, Union Pacific, and community members came forward to work together drafting documents and secure funds for the new train station.[4] After securing over $600,000 in funds needed to construct the new station, ground was broken in April 2016.[3] The station was completed in October, and was formally opened with a ribbon cutting and ceremonial train stop for dignitaries on November 17, 2016.[4][5] Regular passenger service commenced on November 20, 2016.[6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Missouri" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
- ^ a b c d Abney, John (2014). "2nd Annual St. Louis Chapter NRHS Railroad Station Tour – March 29, 2014: Arcadia-Ironton, MO" (PDF). National Railway Historical Society: St. Louis Chapter. p. 3. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ a b Pribble, Randy (May 4, 2016). "Ground broken for Amtrak station platform". The Mountain Echo. Archived from the original on September 18, 2016. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ a b Jenkins, Kevin R. (August 22, 2016). "AV Amtrak project 'back on track' after delays". Daily Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
- ^ Jenkins, Kevin R. (November 19, 2016). "Arcadia Valley welcomes Amtrak". Daily Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ^ "AV Amtrak's first passengers — coming and going". Daily Journal. December 1, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ Magliari, Marc (November 18, 2016). "Texas Eagle makes daily stops in a geologically rich and historic region". Amtrak News Release. Archived from the original on December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
External links
edit- Arcadia, MO – Amtrak
- Arcadia, MO – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Arcadia Valley Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
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