Arcadia Valley station
Passenger rail station in Arcadia, Missouri, United States
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Arcadia Valley station is a passenger rail station in Arcadia, Missouri. The station is located on Amtrak's Texas Eagle line.
Arcadia, Missouri
United States
Arcadia Valley, MO | |||||||||||||
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The Arcadia Valley station two months after opening, January 2017 | |||||||||||||
| General information | |||||||||||||
| Location | 13700 Highway 21 Arcadia, Missouri United States | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°35′32″N 90°37′28″W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Our Town Tomorrow (OTT) | ||||||||||||
| Line | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Train operators | Amtrak | ||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: ACD | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
| Opened | 1941 November 20, 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Closed | 1965 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Previous names | Arcadia–Ironton | ||||||||||||
| Passengers | |||||||||||||
| FY 2025 | 1,306[1] (Amtrak) | ||||||||||||
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Background
Passenger service in the Arcadia Valley was once served by St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway with a northbound depot in Arcadia and a southbound depot in Ironton.[2] A new depot was constructed by Missouri Pacific in 1941 to consolidate the depots in Arcadia and Ironton.[2] The new depot was called Arcadia-Ironton to assuage bickering between the two towns on its naming.[2] Passenger service ceased in 1965 and the depot is currently occupied by the Arcadia Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Iron County Historical Society.[2]
The proposed train station began in 2010 when Our Town Tomorrow coordinated with Chamber Tourism Committee for Arcadia Valley to pursue an Amtrak stop.[3] In 2012, Amtrak, MoDOT, Union Pacific, and community members came forward to work together drafting documents and secure funds for the new train station.[4] After securing over $600,000 in funds needed to construct the new station, ground was broken in April 2016.[3] The station was completed in October, and was formally opened with a ribbon cutting and ceremonial train stop for dignitaries on November 17, 2016.[4][5] Regular passenger service commenced on November 20, 2016.[6][7]
