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Plano (Amtrak station)

Plano
Plano Station - station and platform.jpg
The station at Plano in September 2016. The former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q) station is on the left.
Location 101 West Main Street
Plano, IL 60545
Owned by BNSF Railway
Line(s)
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Construction
Parking Yes
Other information
Station code PLO
History
Opened 1913
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 7,193 Increase 4.2%
Services
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Quincy
Illinois Zephyr
toward Chicago
  Future Services  
Preceding station   BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak   Following station
toward Moline
Quad Cities
toward Chicago
  Former services  
Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad
toward Denver
Main Line
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot
Plano depot - September 2016.jpg
The CB&Q depot from the inbound platform.
Plano station is located in Illinois
Plano station
Plano station is located in the US
Plano station
Location 101 W. Main St., Plano, Illinois
Coordinates 41°39′44″N 88°32′18″W / 41.6622°N 88.5382°W / 41.6622; -88.5382Coordinates: 41°39′44″N 88°32′18″W / 41.6622°N 88.5382°W / 41.6622; -88.5382
Area less than one acre
Architect Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company
NRHP Reference # 93001238
Added to NRHP November 12, 1993

Plano, also known as the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot is an Amtrak intercity train station in Plano, Illinois, United States. The station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993.

Currently, four Amtrak trains stop at Plano per day. These serves are the Illinois Zephyr and the Carl Sandburg. The Illinois Zephyr stops in the morning (to Chicago Union Station) and in the evening (to Quincy). The Carl Sandburg stops in the morning (to Quincy) and the evening (to Chicago). The Southwest Chief and California Zephyr pass through the station but do not stop. Metra's BNSF Railway Line is slated to be extended to Plano in the near future.

The rectangular Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot in Plano is constructed in a combination of Classical Revival and American Craftsman architectural styles.

The building currently being used as the Amtrak station in Plano, Illinois was constructed in 1913 by Eidelgeorge Reuter and Company of Aurora, Illinois. Amtrak service began here on April 30, 1972.

The Plano Amtrak station was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on November 12, 1993 due to its association with Plano's history of rail transportation. The history of the city of Plano is tied to the railroad, the Kendall County city grew around the tracks unlike its neighbors of Yorkville, and Oswego. The Amtrak station at Plano is one of the smallest station houses in the United States.


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