Effingham station 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.
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Effingham station in April 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 401 West National Avenue Effingham, Illinois United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 39°07′01″N 88°32′50″W / 39.1170°N 88.5472°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Champaign Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Regular stop (Illini/Saluki) Flag stop (City of New Orleans) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | Amtrak: EFG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FY 2023 | 16,572[1] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
External links
editMedia related to Effingham station at Wikimedia Commons
- Effingham, IL – Amtrak
- Effingham, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Effingham Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)