Carbondale station

Carbondale
Location	401 South Illinois St Carbondale, IL, United States
Coordinates	37°43′27″N 89°12′59″W / 37.7243°N 89.2165°WCoordinates: 37°43′27″N 89°12′59″W / 37.7243°N 89.2165°W
Owned by	BNSF Railway/Canadian National (Illinois Central)
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	2
Connections	Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	CDL
History
Opened	1988
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	129,446[1]  4.7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Fulton toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Centralia, IL toward Chicago Terminus Illini and Saluki Du Quoin toward Chicago
Location
Carbondale Location within Illinois

Carbondale is an Amtrak intercity train station in Carbondale, Illinois, United States, and is the southern terminus of Amtrak's Illini and Saluki routes. Carbondale is the southernmost Amtrak station in Illinois.

The station was built near an old Illinois Central Railroad station, which itself was built in 1903 and restored in 1996.

In addition to train service, Amtrak offers Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service between Carbondale and St. Louis, Missouri, connecting with the City of New Orleans.

References

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

External links

• Media related to Carbondale station at Wikimedia Commons

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