Du Quoin, IL | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Du Quoin station in April 2016. The station depot is present on the left. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Location | 20 North Chestnut Street Du Quoin, Illinois United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 38°00′44″N 89°14′25″W / 38.0123°N 89.2404°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Du Quoin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Centralia Subdivision | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak: DQN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 25, 1989[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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FY 2023 | 5,425[2] (Amtrak) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]