Campus (train)
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Service type | Inter-city rail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Status | Discontinued | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locale | Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First service | November 14, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last service | March 5, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Former operator(s) | Amtrak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Start | Chicago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stops | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End | Champaign-Urbana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance travelled | 127 miles (204 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Average journey time | 2 hours 10 minutes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service frequency | Friday/Sunday | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Train number(s) | 394 and 395 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Catering facilities | On-board cafe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Track gauge | 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Track owner(s) | Illinois Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Campus was a passenger train operated by Amtrak between Chicago and Champaign, Illinois. The Chicago-Champaign corridor already saw two trains daily: the Shawnee (Chicago-Carbondale) and the Panama Limited (Chicago-New Orleans). The Campus made a round-trip Friday and Sunday, serving the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. A second train, the Illini, made a Friday trip. The Campus first appeared on the November 14, 1971, timetable, the first timetable Amtrak issued with its own numbers.[1] Amtrak discontinued the Campus and Illini on March 5, 1972. Both trains had used Central Station, which Amtrak was abandoning; Amtrak judged that the additional 35–40 minutes necessary to serve Union Station made the schedule impractical.[2] The Campus was the last passenger train to use Central Station.[3]:100
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