| Style: | Amtrak | ||||||||||
| Walnut Ridge, AR | |||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 36.0675°N -90.9567°W | ||||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||||
| Owned: | City of Walnut Ridge | ||||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Opened: | 1908 September 14, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Closed: | April 30, 1971 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt: | 1995 | ||||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||||||
| Nrhp: |
| ||||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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.
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. 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.[2]