Malvern station (Arkansas)
Malvern is a train station at 200 E. First Street in Malvern, Arkansas. A former Missouri Pacific Railroad station, this 24-by-84-foot (7.3 by 25.6 m) red brick depot was originally constructed in 1916. Amtrak's Texas Eagle serves Malvern with one daily passenger train in each direction. The station is unstaffed and, because trains stop on a flag stop basis, advance reservations are strongly recommended.
Malvern, AR | |||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The depot at Malvern in February 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | 200 East First Street Malvern, AR 72104 United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 34°21′56″N 92°48′49″W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Other information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak code: MVN | ||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Traffic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers (2018) | 1,693[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Services | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvern | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Malvern, Arkansas, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
MPS | Historic Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
NRHP reference No. | 92000615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Added to NRHP | June 11, 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Malvern, AR Location within Arkansas |
From 1876–1901, Malvern was the only junction point for rail passengers desiring to travel to Hot Springs National Park. Passengers arriving on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, a predecessor of Missouri Pacific Railroad, would transfer at Malvern to the trains of the Hot Springs Railroad. The former roundhouse of the Hot Springs Railroad is located across the track from the Malvern Amtrak station.
Malvern is the closest Amtrak station for Hot Springs National Park, but it is now necessary to travel by automobile over the 20 miles between the two points.
See also
References
- "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
External links
- Malvern, AR – Amtrak
- Malvern, AR Railroads
- Malvern Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Malvern (MVN)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)