Texarkana Union Station

Texarkana Union Station
Texarkana station platform in February 2017 for Amtrak. The union station is on the right.
General information
Location100 East Front Street
Texarkana, Arkansas
United States
Owned byJeff Sandefur
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Texarkana Urban Transit District
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: TXA
History
Opened1930
Passengers
FY 20235,293[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Marshall Texas Eagle Hope
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Marshall
toward Laredo or Houston
Inter-American Malvern
toward Chicago
Preceding station Kansas City Southern Railway Following station
Ogden Main Line Draper
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Terminus Texarkana – St. Louis Homan
toward St. Louis
Preceding station St. Louis Southwestern Railway Following station
Redwater
toward Gatesville
Main Line Genoa
toward St. Louis
Texarkana Union Station
LocationState Line and Front St., Texarkana, Texas
Coordinates33°25′12″N 94°2′33″W / 33.42000°N 94.04250°W / 33.42000; -94.04250
Arealess than one acre
Built1928 (1928)
ArchitectE.M. Tucker, A.B. Butterworth
Architectural styleRenaissance
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.78000611[2]
Added to NRHPNovember 19, 1978
Location
Map

Texarkana Union Station is a historic train station in the Texarkana metropolitan area serving Amtrak, the United States' national passenger rail system. The Arkansas-Texas border bisects the structure; the eastern part, including the waiting room and ticket office, are in Texarkana, Arkansas, but the western part is in Texarkana, Texas, meaning stopped trains span both states. The station was built in 1928 and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Today it is the second busiest Amtrak station in Arkansas.[3]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  2. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Amtrak, State of Arkansas factsheet, Fiscal Year 2019, page 1 https://www.amtrak.com/content/dam/projects/dotcom/english/public/documents/corporate/statefactsheets/ARKANSAS19.pdf