Pontiac station (Illinois)

Pontiac, IL
Pontiac, IL
	The New Pontiac station in June 2017
Location	711 West Water Street; Pontiac, IL 61764; United States
Coordinates	40°52′43″N 88°38′13″W / 40.87861°N 88.63694°WCoordinates: 40°52′43″N 88°38′13″W / 40.87861°N 88.63694°W
Owned by	IDOT and Amtrak
Line(s)	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Construction
Parking	29 Spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: PON
History
Opened	1913-1915
Rebuilt	2017
Traffic
Passengers (2017)	16,717[1] 9.26%
Services
Location
	Pontiac, IL Location within Illinois

Pontiac is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Illinois, United States, served by the Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle. This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007.

A new station opened on June 4, 2017 at a cost of $2.65 million. The older station that was replaced was located one block north of the new station.^[2]

References

↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
↑ Shelley, Tim (June 5, 2017). "New Pontiac train station opens". WEEK-TV. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

External links

Pontiac Amtrak station information

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[1] "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2017, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[2] Shelley, Tim (June 5, 2017). "New Pontiac train station opens". WEEK-TV. Retrieved July 24, 2018.