Effingham station 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.

Effingham, IL
Effingham station in April 2016.
General information
Location401 West National Avenue
Effingham, Illinois
United States
Coordinates39°07′01″N 88°32′50″W / 39.1170°N 88.5472°W / 39.1170; -88.5472
Line(s)CN Champaign Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
Other information
StatusRegular stop (Illini/Saluki)
Flag stop (City of New Orleans)
Station codeAmtrak: EFG
Passengers
FY 202316,572[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Centralia City of New Orleans Mattoon
toward Chicago
Centralia
toward Carbondale
Illini and Saluki
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
St. Louis–Union Station National Limited Terre Haute
Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station
Watson Main Line Sigel
toward Chicago
Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis Dieterich
Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station
Funkhouser
toward St. Louis
St. Louis – Pittsburgh Teutopolis
toward Pittsburgh
Location
Map

References

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  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
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