DeKalb station

DeKalb
Chicago and North Western Railway station
The eastbound Kate Shelley 400 arriving at DeKalb in December 1964
General information
Location200 N Sixth Street
DeKalb, Illinois
Coordinates41°55′45″N 88°44′47″W / 41.929203°N 88.746323°W / 41.929203; -88.746323
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform (removed)
Tracks5 (2 remain)
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
History
Opened1853
Closed1971
Rebuilt1891
Services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Malta
toward Omaha
Main Line Cortland
toward Chicago
Sycamore
toward Belvidere
Belvidere – Spring Valley Elva

DeKalb station is a former railway station in Downtown DeKalb, Illinois. It served passenger trains of the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) along its main line between Chicago and Omaha. The station was designed by Charles Sumner Frost and Alfred Hoyt Granger in 1891 and closed for passenger service in 1971. The building still stands and is used by the Union Pacific Railroad for offices.