Little Rock Union Station
Little Rock Union Station, also known as Mopac Station, is a railroad station at 1400 West Markham Street in Little Rock, Arkansas. It’s owned by BSR Trust, LLC and served by Amtrak.
The current station opened on August 1, 1921 after a fire destroyed the previous building in 1920. It was built by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and designed by architect E. M. Tucker of St. Louis in a Renaissance Revival style, with a flat roof. The project cost about $1.25 million and reused foundations, exterior walls, and the clock tower from the old station.
Historically, the site hosted several railroads. Before 1921, the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad and the St. Louis Southwestern Railway operated there. Earlier structures on the site included a large wooden station from 1874 and a brick station opened in 1909, both of which burned.
The main entrance is on Markham Street. The upper floors housed dispatchers and offices, while the basement contained mail, baggage, and a dining car area. Passenger access to the tracks was via an open-air midway with umbrella sheds.
Missouri Pacific trains once ran from Little Rock to St. Louis and Memphis, and west to Dallas, Fort Worth, El Paso, and Houston via San Antonio and Galveston. Through trains from St. Louis to Hot Springs were also available. MP passenger service ended May 1, 1971, when Amtrak began operating most intercity trains through the station.
The station has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Mopac Station since June 17, 1977.
Today, Amtrak serves the station. There is no direct bus connection at the station, but Route 1 stops about two blocks away. Parking includes 40 spaces (20 long-term and 20 short-term). The station has one side platform and three tracks (one siding and two through tracks) and is accessible.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 01:55 (CET).