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Du Quoin station

38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°W / 38.0123; -89.2404Owned byCity of Du QuoinLine(s)CN Centralia SubdivisionPlatforms1 side platformTracks2Bus operators

South Central TransitOther informationStation codeAmtrak: DQNHistoryOpenedAugust 25, 1989; 34 years ago (1989-08-25)^[1]PassengersFY 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 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

^ Sickler, Linda (August 26, 1989). "'All Aboard!'". The Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. p. A3. Retrieved December 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ Du Quoin Station (DQN) Great American Stations (Amtrak)
^ 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.