Uptown Station is an intermodal transportation center[2] in Normal, Illinois, United States. It is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and is the major intercity rail station in north-central Illinois. It appears on Amtrak timetables as Bloomington–Normal.
In 2021, 91,842 train passengers boarded or alighted from Amtrak trains at Uptown Station, making it the third busiest Amtrak station in Illinois behind Chicago and Champaign-Urbana.[3] This is primarily due to the large number of passengers traveling to and from Chicago and St. Louis.
The original station serving Bloomington-Normal was Bloomington Union Depot.[4] This station was located on Bloomington's west side, just south of West Washington Street and on the west side of the Chicago & Alton Railroad tracks.[4][5] It had been constructed in the mid-1880s, and survived well into the Amtrak era because Bloomington-Normal is located along the most direct route from Chicago to St. Louis.[4] The station was closed on June 10, 1990 to be replaced by a much smaller facility in Normal.[4][5] Seven years later, on October 31, 1997, a then-partially demolished Union Station was destroyed by fire.[4][5]
On August 7, 2010, construction began on a new intermodal facility, located across the tracks from the 1990 facility. The new facility includes administrative offices and council chambers for the town in addition to serving Amtrak, city and long-distance buses.[2][4] The facility opened on June 14, 2012.[7] Construction, which cost between $43 and $47 million, was funded by a combination of federal, state and local grants.[8][9]
The new 68,000-square-foot (6,300 m2) transportation center was designed by Ratio Architects of Champaign; it is composed primarily of red brick with limestone trim.[10] The building's prominent corner clock tower has become a landmark for the neighborhood. Numerous environmentally sustainable features are also included, such as a green roof partially planted in vegetation that will absorb rainwater and cool the building; the rest of the roof is covered in reflective materials to deflect sunlight.[10]
^"Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
^ ab. Town of Normal. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Uptown Station serves as host to numerous transportation providers in addition to housing the Town of Normal municipal offices and Town Council chambers
^(PDF). amtrak.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-10.
^ abcdefghKemp, Bill (4 October 2015). "Union Depot, grand gateway to wider world". The Pantagraph. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^ abcKemp, Bill (3 February 2016). "'Union' Depot, December 1979 Bloomington's West Side". McLean County Museum of History. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^Charlie, Monte Verde (2 December 2015). "Farewell to an American Classic". Cult of Americana. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
^"Bloomington-Normal, IL (BNL)". Great American Stations.
^Ford, Mary Ann (August 7, 2010). "Officials: Transportation Hub Will Help Economy". The Pantagraph. Bloomington. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
^. NARP. August 13, 2010. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2010.
^ abGreat American Stations. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
^. Town of Normal. Archived from the original on 2016-01-19.
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Bloomington station redirects here For other uses see Bloomington station disambiguation Normal station redirects here For the Mexico City Metro station see Normal metro station For the neighborhood in East Memphis Tennessee see Normal Station Memphis Uptown Station is an intermodal transportation center 2 in Normal Illinois United States It is served by Amtrak the national railroad passenger system and is the major intercity rail station in north central Illinois It appears on Amtrak timetables as Bloomington Normal Uptown StationBloomington Normal ILGeneral informationLocation11 Uptown CircleNormal IllinoisUnited StatesCoordinates40 30 31 N 88 59 03 W 40 50861 N 88 98417 W 40 50861 88 98417Owned byTown of NormalLine s UP Joliet SubdivisionPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConnectionsAmtrak ThruwayBurlington TrailwaysConnect TransitPeoria CharterSHOW BusConstructionParking380 spacesAccessibleYesArchitectRatio ArchitectsArchitectural styleFour story red brick structure with limestone lintels and doorwaysOther informationStation codeAmtrak BNLHistoryOpened1990Rebuilt2012PassengersFY 2022178 018 1 Amtrak ServicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationLincolntoward St Louis Lincoln Service Pontiactoward ChicagoLincolntoward Los Angeles or San Antonio Texas EagleFormer servicesPreceding station Amtrak Following stationLincolntoward Laredo or Houston Inter American Pontiactoward ChicagoLincolntoward Springfield LoopPreceding station Alton Railroad Following stationBloomingtontoward St Louis Main Line Towandatoward ChicagoPreceding station Illinois Central Railroad Following stationPanolatoward Freeport Freeport Centralia Colonialtoward CentraliaLocationUptown StationBloomington Normal ILLocation within IllinoisAmtrak runs two routes through the station the Lincoln Service and the Texas Eagle This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007 Amtrak Thruway motorcoach routes serve the station via Davenport Galesburg Peoria Champaign Urbana and Indianapolis In 2021 91 842 train passengers boarded or alighted from Amtrak trains at Uptown Station making it the third busiest Amtrak station in Illinois behind Chicago and Champaign Urbana 3 This is primarily due to the large number of passengers traveling to and from Chicago and St Louis Contents 1 Former facilities 1 1 Union Depot 1 2 1990 Amtrak facility 2 New facility 3 Connections 4 References 5 External linksFormer facilities editUnion Depot edit The original station serving Bloomington Normal was Bloomington Union Depot 4 This station was located on Bloomington s west side just south of West Washington Street and on the west side of the Chicago amp Alton Railroad tracks 4 5 It had been constructed in the mid 1880s and survived well into the Amtrak era because Bloomington Normal is located along the most direct route from Chicago to St Louis 4 The station was closed on June 10 1990 to be replaced by a much smaller facility in Normal 4 5 Seven years later on October 31 1997 a then partially demolished Union Station was destroyed by fire 4 5 1990 Amtrak facility edit The original Normal station was built to the specifications of the Amtrak Standard Stations Program 4 6 Located near the campus of Illinois State University this station lasted until the new facility opened in 2012 4 New facility edit nbsp Amtrak Bloomington Normal station platformOn August 7 2010 construction began on a new intermodal facility located across the tracks from the 1990 facility The new facility includes administrative offices and council chambers for the town in addition to serving Amtrak city and long distance buses 2 4 The facility opened on June 14 2012 7 Construction which cost between 43 and 47 million was funded by a combination of federal state and local grants 8 9 The new 68 000 square foot 6 300 m2 transportation center was designed by Ratio Architects of Champaign it is composed primarily of red brick with limestone trim 10 The building s prominent corner clock tower has become a landmark for the neighborhood Numerous environmentally sustainable features are also included such as a green roof partially planted in vegetation that will absorb rainwater and cool the building the rest of the roof is covered in reflective materials to deflect sunlight 10 Connections editBus transportation providers are 11 Burlington Trailways 12 between Indianapolis IN and Burlington IA Connect Transit regular routes A B D E G H I and Nite Ride and Redbird Express serving Illinois State University Peoria Charter Peoria O Hare Midway 13 References edit Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2022 State of Illinois PDF Amtrak June 2023 Retrieved August 30 2023 a b Uptown Station Town of Normal Archived from the original on 2016 03 06 Uptown Station serves as host to numerous transportation providers in addition to housing the Town of Normal municipal offices and Town Council chambers Amtrak Fact Sheet Fiscal Year 2021 State of Illinois PDF amtrak com Archived from the original PDF on 2016 04 10 a b c d e f g h Kemp Bill 4 October 2015 Union Depot grand gateway to wider world The Pantagraph Retrieved 27 July 2019 a b c Kemp Bill 3 February 2016 Union Depot December 1979 Bloomington s West Side McLean County Museum of History Retrieved 27 July 2019 Charlie Monte Verde 2 December 2015 Farewell to an American Classic Cult of Americana Retrieved 27 July 2019 Bloomington Normal IL BNL Great American Stations Ford Mary Ann August 7 2010 Officials Transportation Hub Will Help Economy The Pantagraph Bloomington Retrieved August 10 2010 Aug 13 2010 Hotline 667 NARP August 13 2010 Archived from the original on July 16 2011 Retrieved August 15 2010 a b Great American Stations Retrieved March 27 2013 Transportation Providers Town of Normal Archived from the original on 2016 01 19 Burlington Illinois Locations Burlington Trailways Bloomington Normal 11 Uptown Circle Normal IL Peoria Charter peoriacharter com External links edit nbsp Media related to Uptown Station at Wikimedia Commons Bloomington Normal IL Amtrak Bloomington Normal IL Station history at Great American Stations Amtrak Bloomington Normal IL Texas Eagle Amtrak Bloomington Normal Amtrak Station USA Rail Guide Train Web Uptown Normal Webcam of Multimodal Station Construction Normal org Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Uptown Station amp oldid 1173230448, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
