Midwest

Train Travel in Illinois

Chicago Union Station is the hub of the national network, with seven long-distance routes plus state-supported corridors to St. Louis, Quincy, Carbondale, and Milwaukee.

18Routes

Passenger rail services with at least one stop in Illinois.

26Stations

Regularly served stations in our research index.

MidwestRegion

U.S. census/transit region for connecting service.

Routes serving Illinois

The following passenger rail services call at one or more stations in Illinois. Routes range from short-haul commuter rail systems to transcontinental long-distance trains; the table below sorts by service type.

Stations in Illinois

The station index covers 26 facilities in Illinois, from large urban union stations to rural flag stops.

Alton Alton Bloomington–Normal Normal Carbondale Carbondale Carlinville Carlinville Centralia, IL Centralia Champaign–Urbana Champaign Chicago Union Station Chicago Effingham Effingham Galesburg Galesburg Gilman Gilman Glenview Glenview Homewood Homewood Joliet Joliet Kankakee Kankakee Kewanee Kewanee Lincoln, IL Lincoln Macomb Macomb Mattoon Mattoon Mendota Mendota Naperville Naperville Pontiac Pontiac Princeton, IL Princeton Quincy Quincy Rantoul Rantoul Springfield, IL Springfield Summit Summit

Travel notes

Illinois is part of the Midwest region. Riders connecting between routes within the state can use any of the major hubs above for cross-platform or short-walk transfers, depending on the station. For onward travel beyond the rail network, intercity bus and connecting Thruway services often complement the train; consult the operator for current connecting itineraries.

Ticket types, on-board facilities and fare structures differ between Amtrak and each commuter operator; consult the operating agency for those details.