Pontiac station (Illinois)

Pontiac, IL
The new Pontiac station in June 2017
General information
Location	711 West Water Street Pontiac, Illinois United States
Coordinates	40°52′43″N88°38′13″W / 40.87861°N 88.63694°W / 40.87861; -88.63694
Owned by	IDOT and Amtrak
Line	Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Connections	SHOW Bus
Construction
Parking	29 spaces
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PON
History
Rebuilt	1901 [1] –June 5, 2017 [2]
Key dates
June 1974	Station agent eliminated [3]
Passengers
FY 2024	15,310 [4] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Bloomington toward St. Louis Lincoln Service Dwight toward Chicago Bloomington toward Los Angeles or San Antonio Texas Eagle Joliet toward Chicago
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Bloomington toward Laredo or Houston Inter-American Joliet toward Chicago Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station Ocoya toward St. Louis Main Line Cayuga toward Chicago
Location

Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge , a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Pontiac originated as a stop on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A station depot, built in 1901, formerly served as the Amtrak station until a new one was constructed to the south. A new station opened on June 5, 2017, at a cost of $2.65 million. ^[5]

An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.

References

1. Chicago and Alton Railway (September 1901). Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago and Alton Railway Company. p. 25. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
2. Barlow, Kevin (June 6, 2017). "Pontiac Station Newest Addition to Rail Project". The Pantagraph. Bloomington, Illinois. pp. A1–A2 . Retrieved January 8, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Pontiac I-C Station is Closed". The Streator Times-Press. June 20, 1974. p. 8. Retrieved January 8, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal year 2024: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
5. Shelley, Tim (June 5, 2017). "New Pontiac train station opens". WEEK-TV. Archived from the original on August 5, 2017. Retrieved July 24, 2018.

External links

Media related to Pontiac, Illinois (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons

• Pontiac, IL – Amtrak
• Pontiac, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Pontiac, IL – Texas Eagle (Amtrak)
• Pontiac Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)