Belvidere station

Belvidere
Owned by	City of Belvidere
Line(s)	Amtrak:   Black Hawk
Platforms	1
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
History
Opened	1852
Opening	TBA
Closed	1949
Services
Future Services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Rockford-Main Street Terminus Black Hawk Huntley toward Chicago   Former Services   Preceding station   Chicago & North Western Railway   Following station Template:Chicago & North Western Railway stations toward Template:Chicago & North Western Railway stations Template:Chicago & North Western Railway lines Template:Chicago & North Western Railway stations toward Template:Chicago & North Western Railway stations

Belvidere station is a proposed train station in Belvidere, Illinois. It is planned to serve a new Amtrak corridor running between Chicago–Rockford–Dubuque. It was initially planned to open by 2015, but plans were put on hold by Governor Bruce Rauner.^[1][2]

Route

Originally, the route would have run on the same tracks as the former Black Hawk line used from 1974 to 1981, omitting Belvidere. However, following unsuccessful negotiations with the Canadian National Railway (owner of former Black Hawk line's route), the state of Illinois switched to a new route along the Union Pacific Railroad which includes Belvidere and Huntley.^[3]

Funding and plans

Funding for the platform comes from the state, while it will be up to the city to fund the station building's construction. On July 3, 2014, it was announced that the Belvidere station plans were almost completed and, had the rail line project not been put on hold, construction would've started in October 2014, with opening in late 2015.^[4]

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