Du Quoin station

Du Quoin, IL
Du Quoin, IL
	Du Quoin station in April 2016. The station depot is present on the left.
Location	20 North Chestnut Street; Du Quoin, IL 62832; United States
Coordinates	38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°WCoordinates: 38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°W
Owned by	City of Du Quoin
Line(s)	CN Centralia Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Other information
Station code	DQN
History
Opened	August 25, 1989
Passengers
2014	11,362 1%
Services
	City of New Orleans does not stop here
Former services
Location
	Du Quoin, IL Location within Illinois

Du Quoin is an Amtrak intercity train station in Du Quoin, Illinois, United States, on the Illini and Saluki routes. It was built in 1989 by the city of Du Quoin, with assistance from the Illinois Department of Transportation.^[3]

The former Du Quoin station for the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1901, burned on June 29, 1971 after being slated for demolition.^[4]

References[]

^ Sickler, Linda (August 26, 1989). "'All Aboard!'". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. A3. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
^ Du Quoin Station (DQN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
^ Farrar, Bud (June 30, 1971). "Fire Sweeps Old Depot at Du Quoin". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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