Alton (Amtrak station)

Alton
Station statistics
Address	3400 College Avenue Alton, IL 62002
Coordinates	38°54′17″N 90°8′10″W
Lines	Lincoln Service   Texas Eagle
Connections	Madison County Transit
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Opened	1928
Rebuilt	1989
Code	ALN
Traffic
Passengers (2011)	50,220  22%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station St. Louis Terminus Lincoln Service Carlinville toward Chicago St. Louis toward San Antonio or Los Angeles Texas Eagle

Alton, IL (ALN) is a suburban St. Louis Amtrak station in Alton, Illinois served by the Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle. This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007. The former Alton Railroad station, later used by the Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad is built of brick, and is staffed. It is one of 3 Amtrak stations in the St. Louis metropolitan area; the other two are the Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center located in downtown St. Louis, and the Amtrak station in Kirkwood, Missouri.

External links

• Alton Amtrak station information

• Amtrak – Stations – Alton, IL
• Amtrak Stations Database