Mt. Pleasant, IA (MTP)

Ticket Revenue

FY 2011

$1,182,447

Station Ridership

FY 2011

13,034

Note: Fiscal year is from
October through September.

The Mt. Pleasant station was built of pressed brick by the Chicago, Burlington, & Quincy Railroad (now BNSF Railway) in 1912. Using monies that Amtrak received under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the depot at Mt. Pleasant will receive a new wheelchair lift, enclosure, pad, and sidewalk to the platform. In addition, a new sidewalk and curb cut will improve travel between the parking area and the platform. The estimated cost of the project is $124,000.

Settled in the spring of 1833, Mount Pleasant was long known as the 'Athens of Iowa' for its emphasis on education. Iowa Wesleyan College, the oldest college west of the Mississippi River, was founded in 1842. Arabella Bobb Mansfield, an Iowa Wesleyan graduate, was the first woman to pass the bar exam in the United States in 1869. Mount Pleasant and the surrounding towns which comprise Henry County were known for their leadership in human rights during the Civil War. This area was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

This facility has a waiting room and is staffed by an Amtrak employee.

Mount Pleasant is served by two daily trains.