Illinois Terminal

Illinois Terminal
(2013)
Location	45 East University Avenue Champaign, IL 61820 United States
Coordinates	40°06′57″N 88°14′28″W / 40.11583°N 88.24111°W / 40.11583; -88.24111Coordinates: 40°06′57″N 88°14′28″W / 40.11583°N 88.24111°W / 40.11583; -88.24111
Owned by	C-U MTD
Line(s)	Illinois Central (CN)
Platforms	1 side platform
Tracks	1
Train operators	Amtrak
Bus stands	10
Bus operators	Champaign-Urbana MTD Burlington Trailways Greyhound Lines
Construction
Parking	30 short and 50 long term spaces
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak code: CHM
History
Opened	1999
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	178,487[1]  6.5%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Mattoon toward New Orleans City of New Orleans Kankakee toward Chicago Mattoon toward Carbondale Illini and Saluki Rantoul toward Chicago
Location
Illinois Terminal Location within Illinois

The Illinois Terminal is an intermodal passenger transport center located at 45 East University Avenue in Champaign, Illinois, United States. The facility opened in January 1999, and provides Amtrak train service and various bus services to the Champaign-Urbana area.

Facilities

Owned by the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District, the building also houses a Subway restaurant, the Champaign office for Michael Frerichs, Illinois State Senator for the 52nd District,^[2][3] and the offices of the Junior League, as well as a school, meeting spaces, and banquet halls.^[4]

Illinois Terminal was built with funds provided by the Federal Transit Administration, Illinois Department of Transportation, the Champaign-Urban Mass Transit District and the city of Champaign,^[4] and was named for the Illinois Terminal Railroad, an electric interurban line that ran from Champaign, and at one time extended as far as St. Louis. The track and platforms of the Illinois Terminal are owned by the Canadian National Illinois Central Railroad.^[4]

There is a short term parking lot in front of the building with long term parking available off Water Street east of the tracks.

Services

The facility is used by the following transportation companies:^[2]

• Amtrak (second floor)
• Burlington Trailways
• Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District
• Greyhound Lines
• Peoria Charter^[5]

References

External links

• Media related to Illinois Terminal at Wikimedia Commons

• Amtrak – Stations – Champaign-Urbana, IL
• Champaign-Urbana Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
• Champaign-Urbana (CHM)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)

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Education	Centennial High School Champaign Central High School Judah Christian School St. Thomas More High School Parkland College University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
Cultural places and events	Boneyard Creek Campustown Champaign Park District Centennial Park Dodds Park Champaign Swarm (MPBA) Ebertfest: Roger Ebert's Film Festival Illinois Marathon JSM Challenger of Champaign–Urbana Krannert Art Museum Market Place Mall Orpheum Children's Science Museum Staerkel Planetarium State Farm Center Virginia Theatre The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
Public transportation	Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District Illinois Terminal University of Illinois Willard Airport
Interstates and highways	Interstate 57 Interstate 72 Interstate 74 U.S. Route 45 U.S. Route 150 Illinois Route 10
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