Effingham station

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.

Effingham, IL
The Effingham station in April 2016.
Location	401 West National Avenue Effingham, IL 62401 United States
Coordinates	39.1170°N 88.5472°W
Line(s)	CN Champaign Subdivison
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Flag stop
Station code	EFG
Passengers
2014	29,330[1]  0.1%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Centralia toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Mattoon toward Chicago Centralia toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station St. Louis–Union Station toward Kansas City National Limited Terre Haute toward New York or Washington, D.C. Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Watson toward New Orleans Main Line Sigel toward Chicago Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis Dieterich toward Indianapolis
Location
Effingham, IL Location within Illinois

References

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

External links

Media related to Effingham station at Wikimedia Commons

• Effingham, IL – Amtrak
• Effingham Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Effingham Station (EFG) Great American Stations (Amtrak)