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Alton station (Illinois)

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Under the Federal Railroad Administration's High-Speed Intercity Passenger Rail (HSIPR) program, the state of Illinois received $ 1.2 billion to improve the Chicago-St. Louis rail corridor so passenger trains will be able to attain regular speeds of 110 miles per hour (180 km/h). Part of the
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The Alton Regional Multimodal Transportation Center, which opened September 13, 2017, accommodates intercity passenger rail, local and regional buses, taxis, and cyclists. IDOT architects designed the station, and the city then assumed ownership and maintains the property.
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was built of brick. This station was located on College Avenue, south of the current station location. The 1928-built station was demolished after the current transportation center opened.
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The station is connected to Madison County Transit bus routes 7, 8, and 10.
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Alton Station serves as a multimodal transfer point for Amtrak and
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Alton, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
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until April 2007. It is one of four Amtrak stations in the
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Alton, Illinois
38°55′16″N 90°9′26″W / 38.92111°N 90.15722°W / 38.92111; -90.15722
Union Pacific Railroad
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Madison County Transit
Amtrak
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St. Louis
Lincoln Service
Carlinville
Chicago
St. Louis
Los Angeles
San Antonio
Texas Eagle

Amtrak
St. Louis
Laredo
Houston
Inter-American
Carlinville
Chicago
Alton Railroad
Wood River
St. Louis
Godfrey

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