It is a long rectangular single-story brick and stucco topped by a hip roof, whose wide eaves are supported by large Italianate knee brackets.

In March 1974, Amtrak's Inter-American was extended from Fort Worth to St. Louis, restoring passenger service to the Missouri-Pacific Railroad's main line.

In June 1974, Amtrak announced that they would test ridership in northeastern Arkansas by implementing a stop in Newport.

[2] Service to Newport was ended on April 14, 1996, as part of a deal with the Union Pacific Railroad to add the stop at Mineola.

[1] Media related to Newport (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons This article about a property in Jackson County, Arkansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.