Pontiac station (Illinois)
Pontiac, IL | ||||||||||||||||
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The new Pontiac station in June 2017 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 711 West Water Street Pontiac, Illinois United States | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Connections | SHOW Bus | |||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 29 spaces | |||||||||||||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Station code | Amtrak: PON | |||||||||||||||
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| Rebuilt | 1901 –June 5, 2017 | |||||||||||||||
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| June 1974 | Station agent eliminated | |||||||||||||||
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| FY 2024 | 15,310 (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||
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Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge, a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Pontiac originated as a stop on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A station depot, built in 1901, formerly served as the Amtrak station until a new one was constructed to the south. A new station opened on June 5, 2017, at a cost of $2.65 million.
An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.