Effingham station

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Effingham, IL
Effingham Station - April 2016.JPG
The Effingham station in April 2016.
Location401 West National Avenue
Effingham, IL 62401
United States
Coordinates39°07′01″N 88°32′50″W / 39.1170°N 88.5472°W / 39.1170; -88.5472Coordinates: 39°07′01″N 88°32′50″W / 39.1170°N 88.5472°W / 39.1170; -88.5472
Line(s)CN Champaign Subdivison
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusRegular stop (Illini/Saluki)
Flag stop (City of New Orleans)
Station codeEFG
Passengers
201429,330[1]Decrease 0.1%
Services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Centralia City of New Orleans Mattoon
toward Chicago
Centralia
toward Carbondale
Illini and Saluki
Former services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
St. Louis–Union Station National Limited Terre Haute
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Main Line
toward Chicago
Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis
Location
Effingham, IL is located in Illinois
Effingham, IL
Effingham, IL
Location within Illinois

Effingham is an Amtrak intercity train station in Effingham, Illinois, United States . The station contains three houses, at the CSXT St. Louis Line Subdivision (ex-Pennsylvania Railroad) crossing that once served Amtrak's former National Limited line between Kansas City and either Washington D.C. or New York City until 1979. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station; the Illini and Saluki also stops here.

References[]

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.

External links[]

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