Plano station

Plano
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)	Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Other information
Station code	PLO
History
Opened	1913
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	7,193  4.2%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Mendota toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr Naperville toward Chicago   Future Services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Mendota toward Moline Quad Cities Naperville toward Chicago   Former services   Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad Sandwich toward Denver Main Line Bristol toward Chicago Union Station
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Depot
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The CB&Q depot from the inbound platform.
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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.