Princeton station (Illinois)

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[1] (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galesburg toward Emeryville California Zephyr Naperville toward Chicago Kewanee toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg Mendota toward Chicago Galesburg toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief
Former services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galesburg toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Discontinued in 1997 Naperville toward Chicago Galesburg toward Seattle Pioneer Discontinued in 1997 Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Wyanet toward Denver Main Line Malden toward Chicago
Future services Preceding station Amtrak Following station Geneseo toward Moline Quad Cities Proposed Mendota toward 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^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4]