Du Quoin station

Coordinates: 38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°W / 38.0123; -89.2404
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Du Quoin, IL
South Central Transit
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DQN
History
OpenedAugust 25, 1989; 34 years ago (1989-08-25)[1]
Passengers
FY 20224,196[2] (Amtrak)
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 Main Line St. Johns
toward Chicago
St. Louis
St. Louis – Carbondale
Carbondale
Terminus
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Carbondale River Cities Centralia
Location
Du Quoin, IL is located in Illinois
Du Quoin, IL
Du Quoin, IL
Location within Illinois

Du Quoin station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Du Quoin, Illinois, United States, on the Illini and Saluki routes. The City of New Orleans route also passes by this station, but does not stop here. 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  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. Open access icon

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