Downers Grove Main Street station

Commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove Main Street
General information
Location5001 Main Street
Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates41°47′43″N 88°00′36″W / 41.7954°N 88.0099°W / 41.7954; -88.0099
Owned byVillage of Downers Grove
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1911
Passengers
20182,492 (average weekday)[1] Increase 4.9%
Rank6 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Belmont
toward Aurora
 BNSF Fairview Avenue
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Belmont
toward Aurora
 Suburban Service Fairview Avenue
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
BNSF
east to Union Station
 Washington St.
Main St.
BNSF
west to Aurora
Location
Map

Downers Grove Main Street (also known as Downers Grove or Main Street) is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is at Main Street, 21.1 miles (34.0 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] As of 2018, Downers Grove Main Street is the sixth busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 2,492 weekday boardings.[1] The local police department and library are nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

The station has connections to multiple Pace Buses, including the Commuter Shuttle lines.[3]

This station was the site of the 1947 Zephyr train wreck that killed 3 and injured more than 30.

The station underwent a $1.1 million platform replacement project, which finished in the summer of 2015.[4]

Many trains on the BNSF run express to or from Downers Grove. This is common during the morning and evening rush hours, in an effort to get passengers to the busier stations quicker.

As of April 29, 2024, Downers Grove Main Street is served by 31 inbound trains (with one train originating) and 32 outbound trains (63 total) on weekdays along with all 36 trains (18 per direction) on weekends and Holidays.

Bus connections

Pace Bus

  • 834 Joliet/Downers Grove[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line". Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  3. ^ "Village of Downers Grove - Commuter Shuttle". Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "- Rail Station: Main Street (Downers Grove)". Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2021-12-05.

External links

  • Media related to Downers Grove – Main Street (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons
  • Metra – Stations – Downers Grove Main Street
  • Image of Westbound Train @ Downers Grove/Main Street (Metra Railfans)
  • 1949 Photo of Station (DigitalPast.org)
  • Downer's Grove-Main Street Crossing (Mike's Railroad Crossing Website)
  • Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View
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