Effingham station is an Amtrak intercity train station in Effingham, Illinois, United States. The station contains three houses, at the CSXT St. Louis Line Subdivision (ex-Pennsylvania Railroad) crossing that once served Amtrak's former National Limited line between Kansas City and either Washington D.C. or New York City until 1979. The station is a flag stop on the City of New Orleans route, served only when passengers have tickets to and from the station; the Illini and Saluki also stops here.

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Effingham, IL
Effingham station in April 2016.
General information
Location	401 West National Avenue Effingham, Illinois United States
Coordinates	39.1170°N 88.5472°W / 39.1170; -88.5472
Line(s)	CN Champaign Subdivision
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Other information
Status	Regular stop (Illini/Saluki) Flag stop (City of New Orleans)
Station code	Amtrak: EFG
Passengers
FY 2022	12,798[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Centralia toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Mattoon toward Chicago Centralia toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station St. Louis–Union Station toward Kansas City National Limited Terre Haute toward New York or Washington, D.C. Preceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following station Watson toward New Orleans Main Line Sigel toward Chicago Terminus Effingham – Indianapolis Dieterich toward Indianapolis Preceding station Pennsylvania Railroad Following station Funkhouser toward St. Louis St. Louis – Pittsburgh Teutopolis toward Pittsburgh
Location
Effingham, IL Location within Illinois

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