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Princeton, IL
Princeton station in October 2011
General information
Location	107 Bicentennial Drive Princeton, Illinois
Coordinates	41°23′07″N 89°28′01″W / 41.3852°N 89.4669°W / 41.3852; -89.4669
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Mendota Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	BPART (dial-a-ride)
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: PCT
History
Opened	1911
Rebuilt	1998
Passengers
FY 2023	19,918 (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galesburgtoward Emeryville California Zephyr Napervilletoward Chicago Kewaneetoward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Mendotatoward Chicago Galesburgtoward Los Angeles Southwest Chief
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galesburgtoward Los Angeles Desert WindDiscontinued in 1997 Napervilletoward Chicago Galesburgtoward Seattle PioneerDiscontinued in 1997 Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Wyanettoward Denver Main Line Maldentoward Chicago
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Geneseotoward Moline Quad CitiesProposed Mendotatoward Chicago
Location

Princeton station is an Amtrak intercity train station at 107 Bicentennial Drive in Princeton, Illinois. The station was built in 1911 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and is listed as "Princeton City" on the Amtrak website and the List of Amtrak stations. Amtrak, the Illinois Department of Transportation and the city worked together to renovate the depot in 1998. Over the following six years, a new roof and gutters were installed, brickwork was repaired and the restrooms were upgraded.

The station is adjacent to Darius Miller Park, which was named in honor of Darius Miller, president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) from 1910 to 1914; officials from the CB&Q donated the land for the park following Miller's death.

References

1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
2. Princeton, Illinois; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 28, 2013.
4. Barker, Donna (July 6, 2011). "Darius Miller needs a facelift". BCRNews.com. Retrieved November 30, 2013.

External links

Media related to Princeton station (Illinois) at Wikimedia Commons

• Princeton, IL – Amtrak
• Princeton, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
• Amtrak Depot – City of Princeton
• Princeton Amtrak Station – USA Rail Guide (TrainWeb)

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