Galesburg (Amtrak station)

Galesburg
The station house.
Location	225 South Seminary Street Galesburg, IL 61401
Coordinates	40°56′41″N 90°21′50″W / 40.9446°N 90.3640°W / 40.9446; -90.3640Coordinates: 40°56′41″N 90°21′50″W / 40.9446°N 90.3640°W / 40.9446; -90.3640
Owned by	City of Galesburg
Line(s)	California Zephyr   Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg   Southwest Chief
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Burlington Trailways,Galesburg Transit
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	GBB
History
Opened	1984
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	100,871  2.7%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Burlington, IA toward Emeryville California Zephyr Princeton toward Chicago Fort Madison toward Los Angeles Southwest Chief Macomb toward Quincy Carl Sandburg Kewanee toward Chicago Illinois Zephyr
Location
Location within Illinois

Galesburg is an Amtrak intercity train station in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. The station was originally built in 1984, after the razing of the large depot just south of the current site. It is located north of the large BNSF Classification yard. Just south the Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg diverge via the Quincy main line which bypasses the yard on the east side. The California Zephyr and the Southwest Chief continue to the southwest side of Galesburg near Knox College.

There are three tracks with one island platform and one side platform. Trains to California normally arrive on the track closest to the depot, known as track one. Trains between Quincy and Chicago arrive on track two and platform on the island platform as trains divert from the main line just south of the station and eventually on to the Brookfield Subdivision. In the early 2010s, the island platform received a yellow tactile warning strip that complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The project was funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 at an estimated cost of $75,000. The side platform already had a tactile warning strip.