OXFORD, Ohio — The city of Oxford is advancing plans to build a new station to be served by Amtrak’s Cardinal, with the city council having approved plans for a station platform and authorized an agreement with CSX for land for the platform.
WUXU Radio reports design for a multimodal facility, also including bus service, is in progress and groundbreaking is expected this year. The approximately $4 million project is fully funded. The Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Regional Council of Governments has provided a $2 million grant for the project, and the city and Miami University will split the remaining costs. Assistant City Manager Jessica Green told the station that the city will partner with Butler County Regional Transit for a waiting room including a train display board.
The platform is projected to be ready in 2027.
Oxford has a population 23,035 as of the 2020 census and is home to 18,000-student Miami University. The station site on Chestnut Street will be just blocks from one edge of the university campus.
The triweekly Cardinal’s nearest current stops are in Cincinnati, 32 miles to the south, and Connersville, Ind., 25 miles northwest. The westbound train will serve Oxford on Mondays, Thursdays, and Saturdays; the eastbound train will stop Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The stop will occur in the early-morning hours.
— Updated at 9:15 a.m. CT to correct days the trains will stop in Oxford. To report news or errors, contact trainsnewswire@firecrown.com.
