Effingham (Amtrak station)

Effingham
The National Limited at Effingham in 1979.
Station statistics
Address	401 West National Avenue Effingham, IL 62401
Coordinates	39.1170°N 88.5472°W / 39.1170; -88.5472
Lines	City of New Orleans   Illini and Saluki
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Code	EFG
Traffic
Passengers (2012)	28,530  11%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Centralia toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Mattoon toward Chicago Centralia toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki     Former services     Illinois Central Railroad Watson toward New Orleans Main Line Sigel toward Chicago Central Station Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis Dieterich toward Indianapolis

The Effingham Amtrak station is a train station in Effingham, Illinois, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. 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, as are most other stations on this route.

External links

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