| Style: | Amtrak | ||||||
| Pontiac, IL | |||||||
| Address: | 711 West Water Street | ||||||
| Borough: | Pontiac, Illinois | ||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 40.8786°N -88.6369°W | ||||||
| Owned: | IDOT and Amtrak | ||||||
| Line: | Union Pacific Railroad | ||||||
| Platform: | 1 side platform | ||||||
| Tracks: | 1 | ||||||
| Connections: | SHOW Bus | ||||||
| Parking: | 29 spaces | ||||||
| Bicycle: | Yes | ||||||
| Rebuilt: | 1901[1] - June 5, 2017[2] | ||||||
| Years1: | June 1974 | ||||||
| Events1: | Station agent eliminated[3] | ||||||
| Accessible: | Yes | ||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||
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Pontiac station is an Amtrak train station in Pontiac, Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Pontiac station is served by the Illinois-focused Lincoln Service between Chicago Union Station and the Gateway Transportation Center in St. Louis, Missouri and the long-distance Texas Eagle between Chicago and Los Angeles Union Station. Until April 2007, Pontiac was also served by the Ann Rutledge, a train from Chicago to Kansas City Union Station. Pontiac station boasts a single, low-level side platform for trains, along with a station depot for passengers. The station also has a wheelchair lift and handicap-accessibility per the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Pontiac originated as a stop on the Chicago and Alton Railroad. A station depot, built in 1901, formerly served as the Amtrak station until a new one was constructed to the south. A new station opened on June 5, 2017, at a cost of $2.65 million.[4]
An older depot, located one block north of the new station, is now a pizza restaurant.