Oxford station (Ohio)
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Oxford station is a planned Amtrak station in Oxford, Ohio that will be served by the Cardinal. It is expected to open in 2027.
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| Location | 101 Chestnut Street Oxford, Ohio | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39.4997°N 84.7423°W | ||||||||||
| Line | CSXT Indianapolis Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Opening | 2027 | ||||||||||
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History
Oxford was previously served by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at a now-demolished station.
A new stop was first proposed in 2009, but an Amtrak study for such a stop determined that ridership would not be high enough to justify a stop in Oxford. However, in 2014, it was noted that nearby Miami University had a student population of around 16,000, prompting Amtrak to look again at adding an Oxford stop.[1] In the winter of 2016–2017, it was announced that $700,000 funding for the station has been provided by the City of Oxford and Miami University, each contributing $350,000.[2]
Amtrak is ready to move forward with adding the stop once it is constructed. The platform will be a Category 4 platform, an unstaffed kiosk. As of March 2021, negotiations with the contractors are continuing.[3] The platform is to be built near the intersection of Main and Chestnut Streets in Oxford.[4]
On November 4, 2022, it was announced that $2 million in funding through the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments had been awarded for the project. The platform would be part of a new multimodal station in Oxford, and was slated to start construction in 2026.[5] As of January 2026, the station is planned to open in 2027.[6]
