Illinois Terminal
Illinois Terminal
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Location | 45 East University Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 United States |
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Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | C-U MTD | |||||||||||||||
Line(s) | Illinois Central (CN) | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 1 | |||||||||||||||
Train operators | Amtrak | |||||||||||||||
Bus stands | 10 | |||||||||||||||
Bus operators | Champaign-Urbana MTD Burlington Trailways Greyhound Lines |
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Parking | 30 short and 50 long term spaces | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | Amtrak code: CHM | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1999 | |||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 178,487[1] ![]() |
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The Illinois Terminal is an intermodal passenger transport center located at 45 East University Avenue in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The facility opened in January 1999, and provides Amtrak train service and various bus services to the Champaign-Urbana area.
Facilities
Owned by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, the building also houses a Subway restaurant, the Champaign office for Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Senator for the 52nd District,[2][3] and the offices of the Junior League, as well as a school, meeting spaces, and banquet rooms.[4]
Illinois Terminal was built with funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation, the Champaign-Urban Mass Transit District and the city of Champaign,[4] and was named for the Illinois Terminal Railroad, an electric interurban line that ran from Champaign, and at one time extended as far as St. Louis. The track and platforms of the Illinois Terminal are owned by the Canadian National Illinois Central Railroad.[4]
There is a short term parking lot in front of the building with long term parking available off Water Street east of the tracks.
Services
The facility is used by the following transportation companies:[2]
- Amtrak (second floor)
- Burlington Trailways
- Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
- Greyhound Lines
- Peoria Charter[5]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Illinois Terminal Information." CU-MTD. Retrieved on July 15, 2009.
- ↑ http://mikefrerichs.com/
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Champaign - Urbana, IL (CHM)" on The Great American Stations website
- ↑ Peoria Charter
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Amtrak – Stations – Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Champaign-Urbana Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Champaign-Urbana (CHM)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)