Carrollton station
Carrollton, MO | |||||||||||
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| Location | 800 South Main Street Carrollton, Missouri United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°20′57.8″N 93°29′49.3″W / 39.349389°N 93.497028°W | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1973 | ||||||||||
| Closed | 1979 | ||||||||||
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Carrollton station is a former Amtrak railway station in Carrollton, Missouri, United States. The station opened in 1973, but had no train service until 1974 when Amtrak's Lone Star began service to Carrollton. The Lone Star was discontinued in October 1979, ending service to Carrollton. The station building still stands there today.
In May 2022, the Missouri General Assembly announced that the state's approved operating budget would includes $1 million in funding for a proposed new stop in Carrollton.
Reference
- ↑ "Carroll County,MO". Railroad Station Historical Society.
- ↑ "State Rep. Peggy McGaugh and State Sen. Denny Hoskins Announce Funding for Amtrak Station in Carrollton" (Press release). May 9, 2022 – via Missouri Times.
External links
- Carrollton Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide)
- "Carrollton, MO stops added by Amtrak"The Kansas City Times Archive. June 26, 1971 p. 14. via Newspapers.com
- "Amtrak Wins OK to Halt 3 trains" Marshfield News-Herald. October 9, 1979. p. 6. Retrieved November 20, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
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