Centralia (Illinois)

city in Clinton, Jefferson, Marion, and Washington counties in Illinois, United States

Centralia is a city in Southern Illinois.

Understand

Get in

By car

U.S. 51 and IL 161 run through Centralia. IL 161 links the town to Interstate 57 to the east, while U.S. 51 links it to Interstate 64 to the south.

By train

Centralia is served daily by Amtrak via the Illini and Saluki services that run between Chicago and Carbondale. The station is also a flag stop for the City of New Orleans running between Chicago, Memphis, and New Orleans.

Get around

See

  • 🌍 Centralia Carillon. 8th largest carillon in the world, with 65 bells. 
  • Fairview Park. An old steam locomotive from the old Illinois Central Railroad is on display here. 
  • Foundation Park. 235 acre park with hiking trails, an ice skating pond, two fishing ponds and two disc golf courses. 

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Sleep

Connect

Go next

Routes through Centralia
Champaign ← Effingham ←  N  S  → Carbondale → Memphis
Champaign ← Effingham ←  N  S  → Carbondale → END
Decatur ← Sandoval ←  N  S  → Jct W E31 → Carbondale


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