Effingham station

Effingham
The Effingham station in April 2016.
Location	401 West National Avenue Effingham, IL 62401 United States
Coordinates	39°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)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Station code	EFG
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	29,330[1]  0.1%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Centralia, IL toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Mattoon toward Chicago Centralia, IL toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki   Former services   Illinois Central Watson toward New Orleans Main Line Sigel toward Chicago Central Station Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis Dieterich toward Indianapolis
Location
Effingham 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 stop here.

References

External links

Media related to Effingham station at Wikimedia Commons

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