Effingham station
Appearance
Effingham, IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Effingham station in April 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Champaign Subdivison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Status | Flag stop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Station code | EFG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2014 | 29,330[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 stops here.
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
External links
Media related to Effingham station at Wikimedia Commons
- Effingham, IL – Amtrak
- Effingham, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Effingham Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Effingham Station (EFG) Great American Stations (Amtrak)