Alton station (Illinois)

Alton, IL
The Regional Mulitmodal Transportation Center in 2021
General information
Location1 Golf Road
Alton, Illinois
United States
Coordinates38°55′16″N 90°9′26″W / 38.92111°N 90.15722°W / 38.92111; -90.15722
Owned byAmtrak, IDOT, and the City of Alton
Line(s)Union Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks1
ConnectionsBus transport Madison County Transit
Construction
Parking227 spaces
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: ALN
History
Opened1928
Rebuilt1989, 2017
Passengers
FY 202356,027[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
St. Louis
Terminus
Lincoln Service Carlinville
toward Chicago
St. Louis Texas Eagle
Former services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
At former station
St. Louis
toward Laredo or Houston
Inter-American Carlinville
toward Chicago
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Wood River
toward St. Louis
Main Line Godfrey
toward Chicago
Godfrey Kansas City – St. Louis Wood River
toward St. Louis
Location
Map

Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, also known as Alton station, is a station in Alton, Illinois, that is served by Amtrak's Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle. The station was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007. It is one of four Amtrak stations in the St. Louis metropolitan area; the other three are the Gateway Multimodal Transportation Center located in St. Louis, the Kirkwood station, and the Washington station.

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.