Oxford station (Ohio)
Oxford, OH | |||||||||||
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| Location | 925 Collins Run Road, Oxford, Ohio 45056 | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°29′59″N 84°44′32″W / 39.4997°N 84.7423°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | TBA | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | CSXT Indianapolis Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 1 | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opening | 2026 | ||||||||||
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Oxford is a proposed Amtrak station in Oxford, Ohio that will be served by the Cardinal. The 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 unmanned kiosk.[3] As of March 2021, negotiations with the contractors are continuing.[4] The platform is to be built near the intersection of Main and Chestnut Streets in Oxford.[5]
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 will be part of a new multimodal station in Oxford, and is slated to start construction in 2026.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Will Oxford Finally Get an Amtrak stop?". Oxford-Miami University, OH Patch. December 19, 2016. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ WCPO Staff (December 27, 2016). "Oxford commits to funds, support for Amtrak stop". WCPO. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ Thorp, Tyson (March 8, 2021). "Plans to provide Oxford with access to Amtrak service move forward". WCPO. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ Thorp, Tyson (March 8, 2021). "Plans to provide Oxford with access to Amtrak service move forward". WCPO. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Plans to provide Oxford with access to Amtrak service move forward". Oxford Observer. August 14, 2020. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ "Amtrak's planned Oxford station near Miami University gets funding". Cincinnati Business Courier. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
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