The Amtrak Train Station Newbern-Dyersburg, TN (NBN) is a flag stop in the 1920 Illinois Central depot at 108 Jefferson Street in Newbern, Tennessee. The name covers two towns: Dyersburg lies about ten miles southwest and has no depot of its own. Amtrak counted 3,689 boardings and alightings here in fiscal year 2023, among the smallest totals on the City of New Orleans.
Newbern-Dyersburg — Live Arrivals & Departures
Updated 1 minute ago · Times are localNewbern-Dyersburg Amtrak Station – Location, Layout & Contact Information
The depot stands in downtown Newbern and is owned by the city rather than by Amtrak or the railroad. Amtrak occupies one room of it as a waiting area; the rest holds a railroad museum and a room the city rents for public functions. The building entered the National Register of Historic Places in 1993, a year after its restoration, and a monument to the Illinois Central Railroad stands outside.
Key aspects include:
- At 108 Jefferson Street in downtown Newbern, TN, with the depot also serving Dyersburg about ten miles southwest
- Unstaffed flag stop with no ticket office; Amtrak lists the waiting room as open only 12:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. to 11:59 P.M., the windows around the two scheduled calls
- Parking is reported inconsistently by Amtrak: its features list shows same-day and overnight parking with fees possibly applying, while its parking-hours entry states there is no parking at this location; the lot belongs to the City of Newbern
- Amtrak lists an accessible platform and accessible parking but no restrooms at all, and therefore no accessible restrooms; its facility list also shows no wheelchair and no wheelchair lift, while its station history says a lift was installed in May 2024, so the two statements conflict
Because the stop is a flag stop, the train halts only when someone has booked to board or alight, and passengers must make themselves visible on the platform. Amtrak publishes no station called Guadalupe anywhere in its network, so no comparison between the two can be drawn from Amtrak sources.
| Station: | Newbern-Dyersburg Station |
| Station Code: | NBN |
| Contact Number: | +1 800-872-7245 |
| Email: | etickets@amtrak.com |
| Lost and Found: | +1 800-872-7245 / +1 833-391-0338 |
| Police: | +1-800-331-0008 |
| Working Hours: | No staffed hours — unstaffed flag stop. Amtrak lists waiting-room access only 12:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. to 11:59 P.M. daily |
| Nearby Airport: | Memphis International Airport (MEM) — Dyersburg Regional (DYR) handles general aviation only and has no scheduled commercial flights |
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Newbern Amtrak Station Layout Map
With the help of a map of NBN Station, Amtrak passengers can navigate it easily. It shows the precise location of the main platform, entrances, exits, etc. Also, it helps them find their way inside the station.
Newbern Amtrak Station: Passenger Services and Comforts
Amtrak publishes a short list of services here, and most entries on it are negative. The indoor waiting room is the main provision, and its two access windows sit either side of the overnight train times rather than spanning the day. Amtrak does not state how many seats the room holds or whether outdoor benches exist.
Accessibility is partial. The platform and the same-day and overnight parking spaces are listed as accessible, but Amtrak records no restrooms in the building, no accessible waiting room and no accessible water fountain. Its equipment list shows neither a station wheelchair nor a wheelchair lift, even though its own station history describes a lift installed in May 2024; anyone needing boarding assistance should confirm with Amtrak before travelling.
No ticket office, checked baggage service, baggage assistance, bag storage, baggage carts, Amtrak Express shipping, ATM, Wi-Fi, vending machines or lounge is listed for this station, so tickets must be bought before arrival. Amtrak likewise publishes no bicycle racks, taxi rank or ride-hailing pick-up point here.
Train Routes and Connectivity
One route calls here, the City of New Orleans, running between Chicago and New Orleans by way of Carbondale, Memphis and Jackson, Mississippi. Both of its Newbern calls fall at night, which explains why the waiting room opens in the small hours and again late in the evening.
- Two scheduled calls a day, one northbound and one southbound, and both are flag stops rather than timetabled station stops
- Memphis is the next major stop southbound and Fulton, Kentucky, the next northbound; Amtrak publishes the journey times in the City of New Orleans timetable rather than in its station data
- Onward Amtrak connections are made at Chicago Union Station or New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal; no Amtrak station named Guadalupe appears in the national timetable
With night-only calls and no ticketing on site, the stop functions as rural access to a long-distance train rather than as a commuter facility.
Nearby Points of Interest
The depot sits inside Newbern’s historic downtown, so the nearest points of interest are a short walk, while anything in Dyersburg requires road transport.
- Dyersburg State Community College is in Dyersburg, roughly ten miles southwest of the depot, so reaching it needs a car or a lift
- Depot Park appears in no City of Newbern or Amtrak listing; the depot grounds instead hold the Illinois Central monument, and the city centres its annual Depot Days festival each September on the building
- Downtown Newbern is laid out around the town Triangle beside the depot; the city lists shops and eating places there but neither Amtrak nor the city publishes individual names or hours
Amtrak maintains no affiliated lodging list for Newbern-Dyersburg, and no hotel is named in its station data, so overnight arrangements are left entirely to the traveller.
Comparison to Amtrak Train Station Guadalupe
Amtrak lists no station called Guadalupe, so the right of the comparison below cannot be filled from Amtrak’s published facility data. The table is retained with that stated plainly rather than with invented figures.
| Feature | Newbern-Dyersburg | Guadalupe |
|---|---|---|
| Size | One waiting room in a city-owned 1920 depot shared with a museum | No such Amtrak station exists, so no figure can be given |
| Staff | Unstaffed; no ticket office and no passenger assistance | Not applicable — station not in the Amtrak network |
| Amenities | Waiting room only; Amtrak lists no restrooms, no vending, no ATM and no Wi-Fi | Not applicable — no Amtrak facility data exists |
| Accessibility | Accessible platform and parking; no accessible restrooms, and the lift entry contradicts the station history | Not applicable — no Amtrak accessibility record |
| Connectivity | One route, the City of New Orleans, with two flag-stop calls a day | Not applicable — no route calls at a station of this name |
Newbern-Dyersburg is best understood against other small Illinois Central stops on the same line, such as Fulton, Kentucky, rather than against a station that cannot be found in Amtrak records.
Practical Considerations
A night-time flag stop without staff or restrooms sets a few firm constraints:
- Arrive early enough to be seen on the platform, since the train stops at Newbern only when a booking requires it
- Tickets must be bought before arrival, through amtrak.com or 1-800-872-7245; there is no ticket office and no Quik-Trak kiosk here
- The waiting room is locked outside its two listed windows, and Amtrak records no restrooms in the building at any hour
- The platform is listed as accessible, but with no baggage service of any kind, luggage has to be carried on board as hand baggage
The stop survives because the City of Newbern owns and maintains the depot and because the City of New Orleans still passes through west Tennessee at night. It gives Dyer County its only rail link, and Tennessee only one other Amtrak station, Memphis Central.
FAQs
There are no staffed hours, because Newbern-Dyersburg is an unstaffed flag stop with no ticket office. Amtrak lists the waiting room as open 12:00 A.M. to 8:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. to 11:59 P.M. daily, the windows around the two overnight calls.
Amtrak reports this inconsistently. Its features list shows same-day and overnight parking with fees possibly applying, while its parking-hours entry states there is no parking at this location. The lot belongs to the City of Newbern.
Only in part. Amtrak lists an accessible platform and accessible parking, but records no restrooms in the building and therefore no accessible restrooms. Its equipment list shows no wheelchair and no wheelchair lift, while its station history describes a lift installed in May 2024, so confirm boarding assistance with Amtrak first.
One route serves the station, the City of New Orleans between Chicago and New Orleans by way of Carbondale, Memphis and Jackson, Mississippi. Newbern is a flag stop on it, called twice a day.
No comparison can be made, because Amtrak publishes no station named Guadalupe anywhere in its network. Newbern-Dyersburg itself is an unstaffed flag stop in a city-owned 1920 depot, with a waiting room but no ticket office, baggage service or restrooms.