Illinois Terminal

This article is about the intermodal passenger station in Champaign, Illinois. For the railroad, see Illinois Terminal Railroad.
Illinois Terminal

(2013)
Location 45 East University Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820
Coordinates 40°06′57″N 88°14′28″W / 40.1159°N 88.2412°WCoordinates: 40°06′57″N 88°14′28″W / 40.1159°N 88.2412°W
Owned by C-U MTD
Line(s)
  Illini
  Saluki
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 1
Connections Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach operated by Burlington Trailways, C-U MTD, Greyhound Lines, Megabus (United States)
Construction
Parking short term(lot in front) and long term(off Water St. East of Illinois Terminal)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Station code CHM
History
Opened 1999
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 178,487[1] Decrease 6.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans
toward Chicago
toward Carbondale
Illini and Saluki
toward Chicago
  Former services  
Illinois Central
Tolono
toward New Orleans
Main Line
Thomasboro
Location
Location of the La Grange Amtrak Station.
Location within Illinois

The Illinois Terminal, located at 45 East University Avenue in Champaign, Illinois is an intermodal transportation center which opened in January 1999, and provides Amtrak train service and various bus services to the Champaign-Urbana area. Owned by the Champaign Urbana Mass Transit District, the building also houses a Subway restaurant, the Champaign office for Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Senator for the 52nd District,[2][3] and the offices of the Junior League, as well as a school, meeting spaces, and banquet rooms.[4]

Illinois Terminal was built with funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation, the Champaign-Urban Mass Transit District and the city of Champaign,[4] and was named for the Illinois Terminal Railway, an electric interurban line that ran from Champaign, and at one time extended as far as St. Louis. The track and platforms of the Illinois Terminal are owned by the Canadian National Illinois Central Railroad.[4]

The facility is used by the following transportation companies:[2]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois Terminal Information." CU-MTD. Retrieved on July 15, 2009.
  3. ↑ http://mikefrerichs.com/
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Champaign - Urbana, IL (CHM)" on The Great American Stations website

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