Galesburg
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The station house.
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Location | 225 South Seminary Street Galesburg, IL 61401 |
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Coordinates | 40°56′41″N 90°21′50″W / 40.9446°N 90.3640°WCoordinates: 40°56′41″N 90°21′50″W / 40.9446°N 90.3640°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Galesburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Burlington Trailways,Galesburg Transit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | GBB | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 100,871 2.7% | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.