Malvern, AR
The depot at Malvern in February 2017.
General information
Location200 East First Street
Malvern, Arkansas
United States
Coordinates34°21′56″N 92°48′49″W / 34.36556°N 92.81361°W / 34.36556; -92.81361
Line(s)Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: MVN
History
Opened1916
Passengers
FY 20221,558[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Arkadelphia
toward Los Angeles or San Antonio
 Texas Eagle Little Rock
toward Chicago
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Texarkana
toward Laredo or Houston
 Inter-American Little Rock
toward Chicago
Preceding station Missouri Pacific Railroad Following station
Donaldson
toward Texarkana
 Texarkana – St. Louis Traskwood
toward St. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad Depot-Malvern
LocationMalvern, Arkansas
MPSHistoric Railroad Depots of Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.92000615
Added to NRHPJune 11, 1992
Location
Malvern, AR is located in Arkansas
Malvern, AR
Malvern, AR
Location within Arkansas

Malvern station 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.

From 1876 to 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

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Arkansas" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.

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