Malvern station is a train station at 200 E. First Street in

Malvern, Arkansas Malvern is a city in and the county seat of Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States. Founded as a railroad stop at the eastern edge of the Ouachita Mountains, the community's history and economy have been tied to available agricultural and m ...

. A former

Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...

station, this red brick depot was originally constructed in 1916.

Amtrak The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Trade name, doing business as Amtrak (; ), is the national Passenger train, passenger railroad company of the United States. It operates intercity rail service in 46 of the 48 contiguous United Stat ...

's ''

Texas Eagle The ''Texas Eagle'' is a long-distance passenger train operated daily by Amtrak on a route between Chicago, Illinois, and San Antonio, Texas, with major stops in St. Louis, Little Rock, Dallas, Fort Worth, and Austin. Three days per week, t ...

'' serves Malvern with one daily passenger train in each direction. The station is unstaffed and, because trains stop on a

flag stop In public transport, a request stop, flag stop, or whistle stop is a bus stop, stop or train station, station at which buses or trains, respectively, stop only on request; that is, only if there are passengers or freight to be picked up or drop ...

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 Hot Springs National Park is a List of national parks of the United States, national park of the United States in central Garland County, Arkansas, adjacent to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas, Hot Springs. Hot Springs Reservation was initially ...

. Passengers arriving on the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern, a predecessor of

, 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

, but it is now necessary to travel by automobile over the 20 miles between the two points.

References

Hot Spring County Listings
at the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

External links

Amtrak Texas Eagle Stations - Malvern, AR

Amtrak stations in Arkansas

Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Malvern, Arkansas Transportation in Hot Spring County, Arkansas Railway stations in the United States opened in 1916 National Register of Historic Places in Hot Spring County, Arkansas 1916 establishments in Arkansas Buildings and structures in Hot Spring County, Arkansas {{Arkansas-railstation-stub

See also

References

External links