Heartland Flyer

Heartland Flyer
The Heartland Flyer at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in August 2025
Overview
Service typeInter-city rail
LocaleOklahoma and Texas
First serviceJune 14, 1999 (1999-06-14)
Current operatorAmtrak
Annual ridership80,876 (FY 25)  0.6%
Route
TerminiOklahoma City, Oklahoma
Fort Worth, Texas
Stops7
Distance travelled206 miles (332 km)
Average journey time4 hours
Service frequencyDaily
Train number821, 822
On-board services
ClassCoach class
Disabled accessTrain lower level, all stations
Catering facilitiesCafé (snack coach)
Baggage facilitiesOverhead racks
Technical
Rolling stockGE Genesis
Superliner
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed52 mph (84 km/h) (avg.)
79 mph (127 km/h) (top)
Track ownerBNSF
Route map
 
proposed extension
to Newton, KS
403 mi
649 km
Newton
377 mi
607 km
Wichita
326 mi
525 km
Arkansas City
KS
OK
border
301 mi
484 km
Ponca City
268 mi
431 km
Perry
236 mi
380 km
Guthrie
218 mi
351 km
Edmond
206 mi
332 km
Oklahoma City
186 mi
299 km
Norman
171 mi
275 km
Purcell
149 mi
240 km
Pauls Valley
104 mi
167 km
Ardmore
77 mi
124 km
(proposed)
Red River of
the South
OK
TX
border
65 mi
105 km
Gainesville
0 mi
0 km
Fort Worth

The Heartland Flyer is a daily passenger train that follows a 206-mile (332 km) route between Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Fort Worth, Texas. It is operated by Amtrak and jointly funded by the states of Oklahoma and Texas.

The train's daily round-trip begins in Oklahoma City in the morning and reaches Fort Worth in the early afternoon. It leaves Fort Worth during the afternoon rush for an evening return to Oklahoma City. Future plans call for the train's northern terminus to be extended from Oklahoma City to Newton, Kansas with increased frequency along the original route by 2029.