Du Quoin, IL
Du Quoin station in April 2016. The station depot is present on the left.
General information
Location20 North Chestnut Street
Du Quoin, Illinois
United States
Coordinates38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°W / 38.0123; -89.2404
Owned byCity of Du Quoin
Line(s)CN Centralia Subdivision
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks2
Bus operatorsBus interchange South Central Transit
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: DQN
History
OpenedAugust 25, 1989 (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
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, 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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