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°W / 37.7243; -89.2165Coordinates: 37°43′27″N 89°12′59″W / 37.7243°N 89.2165°W / 37.7243; -89.2165
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]Decrease 4.7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward New Orleans
City of New Orleans
toward Chicago
TerminusIllini and Saluki
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.

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