Amtrak service between Chicago, IL and St. Louis, MO
Lincoln Service
A Lincoln Service train passing through 35th/Archer station in McKinley Park, Chicago, July 2023.
Overview
Service type
Higher-speed rail
Status
Operating
Locale
Midwest United States
Predecessor
State House,Loop
First service
October 30, 2006
Current operator(s)
Amtrak
Annual ridership
523,304 (FY23) 9.9%[a][1]
Route
Termini
Chicago, Illinois St. Louis, Missouri
Stops
9
Distance travelled
284 miles (457 km)
Average journey time
4 hours, 59 minutes[2]
Service frequency
Four daily round trips
Train number(s)
300–302, 305–307 (CHI–STL) 318–319 (CHI–KCY)[3]
On-board services
Class(es)
Coach Class Business Class
Catering facilities
Café
Baggage facilities
Overhead racks
Technical
Rolling stock
Amfleet Horizon Siemens Venture Siemens Charger
Track gauge
4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Operating speed
Up to 110 miles per hour (180 km/h)[4]
Track owner(s)
CN, UP, NS, CPKC, TRRA
Route map
Legend
0 mi
Chicago
12 mi
19 km
Summit
37 mi
60 km
Joliet
74 mi
119 km
Dwight
92 mi
148 km
Pontiac
124 mi
200 km
Normal
156 mi
251 km
Lincoln
185 mi
298 km
Springfield
224 mi
360 km
Carlinville
257 mi
414 km
Alton
Illinois
Missouri
Mississippi River
284 mi
457 km
St. Louis
Missouri River Runner
to Kansas City
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The Lincoln Service is a 284-mile (457 km) higher-speed rail service operated by Amtrak that runs between Chicago, Illinois and St. Louis, Missouri. The train is a part of the Illinois Service and is partially funded by the Illinois Department of Transportation. The train uses the same route as the long-distance Texas Eagle, which continues to San Antonio and Los Angeles. A connection with the Kansas City-bound Missouri River Runner is available in St. Louis.
As of June 2023[update], the average trip time between Chicago and St. Louis was 4 hours 59 minutes.
During fiscal year 2023, the Lincoln Service trains carried 523,304 passengers, an increase of 9.9% from FY2022.[5] This is a 16.7% decrease from pre-COVID-19 pandemic ridership, with 627,599 passengers in FY2019.[6] In FY2015, the service had a total revenue of $14,266,964, a decrease of 1.3% from FY2015.[7]
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^"Amtrak Fiscal Year 2023 Ridership" (PDF). Amtrak. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
^"Amtrak Timetable Results". www.amtrak.com. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
^Cite error: The named reference rp-timetable was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^"110 mph Schedules Coming for Amtrak Chicago-St. Louis Corridor". Amtrak Media Center. May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
^"Amtrak FY23 Ridership" (PDF).
^"Amtrak FY19 Ridership" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
^"Amtrak FY16 Ridership and Revenue Fact Sheet" (PDF). Amtrak. April 7, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
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