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(Redirected from Elburn (Metra station)) Railway station in Illinois
Elburn
Elburn station in October 2016.
General information
Location422 East Railroad Avenue, Elburn, Illinois 60119
Coordinates41°53′26″N 88°27′50″W / 41.8906°N 88.4640°W / 41.8906; -88.4640
Owned byUnion Pacific Railroad
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Huskie Bus Line
Construction
Parking300 spaces, $1.25 per day
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1854; 170 years ago (1854) (G&CU/C&NW)
January 23, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-23) (Metra)
Closed1959; 65 years ago (1959) (C&NW)
Passengers
2018336 (average weekday) Increase 9.4%
Rank137 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Terminus Union Pacific West La Foxtoward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Maple Parktoward Omaha Main Line La Foxtoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
Up arrow
UP Geneva Subdivision
continues west
UP-W ends
LowerLeft arrow to rail yard
UP-W to Ogilvie
Location

Elburn is a station on Metra's Union Pacific West Line located in Elburn, Illinois. The station is the western terminus of the West Line. The station is 43.8 miles (70.5 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center along the railroad tracks. Elburn station opened on January 23, 2006, when the West Line was extended from Geneva. The station is located at ground level. A large coach yard is located just east of the station. As of 2018, Elburn is the 137th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 336 weekday boardings.

As of February 16, 2024, Elburn is served by 47 trains (23 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. All Metra trains that operate this far west originate, or terminate, at Elburn.

The first station in Elburn was established in 1854 with the arrival of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad. This later merged into the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) and was on the Omaha–Chicago main line. The C&NW eventually merged into the Union Pacific Railroad, the current operator of the line, in 1995.

Transportation

Huskie Bus Line

Taxis

References

  1. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line
  3. Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). "Metra: Chicago's commuter railroad". Trains. Retrieved 2010-05-01.
  4. "Elburn, IL". Union Pacific Railroad. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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