- Springfield, Illinois (Amtrak station)
Infobox Station
style=Amtrak
name=Springfield
image_size=300
image_caption=The former Chicago and Alton station, currently utilized as the Amtrak station in Springfield.
address=N. 3rd and Washington Sts.
Springfield, IL 62701
line=Amtrak:
other=
platform=
parking=
bicycle=
passengers=141,936
pass_year=2007
pass_percent=28.7
opened=
rebuilt=
ADA=yes
code=SPI
owned=
zone=
services=The SpringfieldAmtrak station, a brick railroad depot built in 1895, servesSpringfield, Illinois , the state capital. It is at mile 185 on Amtrak's "Illinois and Missouri Route". As of 2007, it is served by five trains daily each way: the daily "Texas Eagle ", and four daily "Lincoln Service " schedules.The station was originally constructed by the
Chicago and Alton Railroad , and was served by a successor company, theGulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad , until the startup of Amtrak on May 1, 1971. During the pre-Amtrak era, a variety of name trains served this station, including the Alton Limited, the Abraham Lincoln, and the Midnight Special.Springfield is applying for federal grant money to construct a new transportation hub building that could bring together Amtrak and local bus service. Estimates of the cost of this project, published in February 2007, ranged from $13 to $18 million, [ Tim Landis, "Planning Mode: Transportation hub could be built for $14m-$18m", "State Journal Register", February 3, 2007 ] but this was a decrease from an earlier estimate of $50.0 million. [ [http://illinoisissues.uis.edu/features/2005oct/train.html All aboard? by Kurt Erickson - Illinois Issues ] ] One reason for the discrepancies is uncertainty over whether to try to accomplish a major relocation of railroad tracks that pass through downtown Springfield; the tracks have served the downtown area since the time of
Abraham Lincoln .ee also
References
External links
* [http://www.texaseagle.com/stations/SPI.htm Springfield Amtrak station information]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/springfield.htm More images of Springfield Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)]
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