Ardmore station (Oklahoma)

Ardmore is a train station in Ardmore, Oklahoma, United States. It is served by Amtrak's Heartland Flyer train. It is located downtown at 251 East Main Street, and is fully wheelchair accessible. Most of the depot is used as an event center, but a waiting room in the back is open to passengers thirty minutes before the train is scheduled to arrive.

Ardmore, OK
The Ardmore station platform in February 2017 with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway station on the left.
Location251 East Main Street
Ardmore, Oklahoma
United States
Coordinates34.1721°N 97.1255°W / 34.1721; -97.1255
Owned byCity of Ardmore
Line(s)BNSF Railway Red Rock Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak code: ADM
History
Opened1909
Rebuilt1916
Passengers
20177,287[1] 0.96%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gainesville
toward Fort Worth
Heartland Flyer Pauls Valley
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Gainesville
toward Dallas or Houston
Lone Star Pauls Valley
toward Chicago
Preceding station Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Following station
Berwyn
toward Purcell
Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe Railway
Main Line
Marietta
toward Galveston
Long Grove
toward Ringling or Healdton
Ringling Ardmore Terminus

The station was built by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway in 1916, replacing a 1909-built station which had been destroyed by an explosion. The Rock Island Railroad also used the depot, and their logo is still visible on the opposite side from the tracks.

References

  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Oklahoma" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2018.

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