Amtrak and the Departments of Transportation in Oklahoma and Texas announced yesterday that the Heartland Flyer, which offers daily service between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, will accept bicycles on board without a service charge.
This enhanced service provides passengers with a way to travel with their bikes between Oklahoma City and Ft. Worth or visit the scenic Red River area (Gainesville), Arbuckle Mountains (Ardmore), or splendid small towns (Pauls Valley and Purcell). Take your bike to and from school at the University of Oklahoma (Norman).
Reservations are required, but there is no extra charge on each passenger’s railfare during this service pilot. Passengers must reserve their bikes by selecting “add bike” when they book their train travel on Amtrak.com, by calling 1-800-USA-RAIL, using the staffed ticket office in Ft. Worth or by using the Quik-TrakSM kiosk at the Oklahoma City station. Bicycle reservations are not available through Amtrak’s mobile app.
For passengers connecting to the Amtrak Texas Eagle in Fort Worth, Amtrak’s standard bicycle transport charges do apply. For complete information on this pilot program, visit Amtrak.com.
