Downers Grove Main Street station
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Location | 5001 Main Street Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°47′43″N 88°00′36″W / 41.7954°N 88.0099°W / 41.7954; -88.0099 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Village of Downers Grove | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections | Pace | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opened | 1911 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Passengers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2018 | 2,492 (average weekday)[1] 4.9% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 6 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line". Archived from the original on 2011-03-12. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Village of Downers Grove - Commuter Shuttle". Archived from the original on 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "- 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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