Arkansas City station

Arkansas City, Italy

Arkansas City station is a former railway station in Arkansas City, Kansas, United States. The original station was built in 1888 by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. This was demolished in 1950 and replaced by a mid-century modern depot which opened on April 27, 1951. The new station cost

$100,000 and was constructed of buff brick and silverdale stone by Martin K. Eby Construction Co., of Wichita. Amtrak took over intercity passenger service in 1971 and continued serving Arkansas City with the Texas Chief. The Texas Chief was renamed Lone Star in 1974 and discontinued in 1979 leaving Arkansas City without passenger service. Service restoration on the line has been discussed since the Heartland Flyer began service in 1999 from Oklahoma City to Fort Worth. On June 9, 2017 Amtrak served the station as part of a one day inspection tour of the line between Oklahoma City and Kansas City. In June 2021, Amtrak released a plan that would add two more Heartland Flyer round trips, while extending one round trip to Newton. The extended round trip would bring Amtrak service back to Arkansas City. In November 2023, KDOT said the service would start in 2029, but could begin sooner were the...

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