Mattoon station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Mattoon, Illinois, United States. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station. It is a regular stop for the Illini and Saluki.
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 The Mattoon station platform in April 2016. The depot constructed by the Illinois Central Railroad is on the left. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1718 Broadway Avenue Mattoon, Illinois United States | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°28′58″N 88°22′34″W / 39.4829°N 88.3760°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN Champaign Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Coles County Zipline | |||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Regular stop (Illini/Saluki) Flag stop (City of New Orleans) | |||||||||||||||||
| Station code | Amtrak: MAT | |||||||||||||||||
| History | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | 1855[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1860 March 1917–January 21, 1918[2][3] | |||||||||||||||||
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| December 1977 | Station agent eliminated[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Passengers | ||||||||||||||||||
| FY 2023 | 27,691[4] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||
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Illinois Central Railroad Depot | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Built | 1918 | |||||||||||||||||
| NRHP reference No. | 02000098 | |||||||||||||||||
| Added to NRHP | March 1, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||
History
editThe Mattoon station is housed in the former Illinois Central Railroad Depot. The depot was completed in 1918 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[5] At its height, the building housed a power plant, mail room, luggage room, and restaurant, in addition to the main hall where passengers waited to board trains. As many as ten trains a day departed the depot in the 1950s.[6]
During 2010, a $3 million restoration project, paid for from a mix of private, state, and federal funding, was undertaken, replacing paint, flooring, and other interior fixtures.[7]
The depot today
editThere are no Amtrak employees at the station; the doors unlock and lock automatically before and after the arrival and departure of trains.[citation needed] The station currently serves as a stop for the Illini, Saluki, and City of New Orleans passenger trains [8] The tracks themselves, formerly part of the Illinois Central Railroad, are now owned by the Canadian National Railway (CN).[9] Freight trains run by CN pass through frequently.[citation needed]
Transit service to the depot from Mattoon and Charleston is provided by Dial-A-Ride Rural Public Transportation, which provides deviated fixed-route and demand-response service.
References
edit- ^ a b Sanders, Craig (December 28, 1977). "Closing of Ticket Office Will End Era". The Journal Gazette. Mattoon, Illinois. p. 3. Retrieved November 17, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Work Begun on Mattoon Station". The Effingham Republican. March 8, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Depot Opened". The Windsor Gazette. Windsor, Shelby County, Illinois. January 24, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved June 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ National Register of Historic Places listings for Coles County, Illinois. www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
- ^ Project Depot: History. www.projectdepot.org Archived 2005-09-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Renovations complete on eastern Ill. train depot". Chicago Tribune. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 17 October 2010.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
- ^ Great American Stations. Accessed March 27, 2013.
External links
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Media related to Mattoon station at Wikimedia Commons
- Mattoon, IL – Amtrak
- Mattoon, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Pictures of the Mattoon station from projectdepot.org.
- Mattoon Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- National Register nomination
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