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Du Quoin station

Du Quoin, IL
Du Quoin station in April 2016. The station depot is present on the left.
Location20 North Chestnut Street
Du Quoin, IL 62832
United States
Coordinates
Owned byCity of Du Quoin
Line(s)CN Centralia Subdivison
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Other information
Station codeDQN
History
OpenedAugust 25, 1989[1]
Passengers
201411,362[2]  1%
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Carbondale
Terminus
 Illini and Saluki Centralia
toward Chicago
     City of New Orleans does not stop here
Former services
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Dowell
toward New Orleans
 Main Line St. Johns
toward Chicago
Denny
toward St. Louis
 St. Louis – Carbondale Carbondale
Terminus
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Carbondale
toward New Orleans
 River Cities Centralia
toward Kansas City
Location

Du Quoin is an Amtrak intercity train station in Du Quoin, Illinois, United States, on the Illini and Saluki routes. It was built in 1989 by the city of Du Quoin, with assistance from the Illinois Department of Transportation.[3]

The former Du Quoin station for the Illinois Central Railroad, built in 1901, burned on June 29, 1971 after being slated for demolition.[4]

References

  1. ^ Sickler, Linda (August 26, 1989). "'All Aboard!'" . The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. A3. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
  3. ^ Du Quoin Station (DQN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  4. ^ Farrar, Bud (June 30, 1971). "Fire Sweeps Old Depot at Du Quoin" . The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. 3. Retrieved January 8, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

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