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The BNSF Line is a Metra commuter rail line operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its western suburbs, running from Chicago Union Station to Aurora, Illinois through the Chicago Subdivision. In 2010, the BNSF Line continued to have the highest weekday ridership (average 64,600) of the 11 Metra lines. [3] While Metra does not refer to its ...
Route 59 station is a Metra station along the BNSF Line on the border of Aurora, Illinois, and Naperville, Illinois. The station is located at, and named for, Illinois Route 59, to distinguish itself from Naperville to the east and Aurora to the west. It opened on July 16, 1989. [2]
Route 59: BNSF — Aurora: 4 Schaumburg: MD-W — Schaumburg: 4 Schiller Park: NCS — Schiller Park: 2 South Chicago (93rd Street) † ME — South Chicago, Chicago: 2 South Shore: ME — South Shore, Chicago: 2 State Street: ME — West Pullman, Chicago: 2 Stewart Ridge: ME — West Pullman, Chicago: 2 Stone Avenue: BNSF — La Grange: 3 ...
The line became part of Metra during the 1980s, while C&NW's successor. In 1988, the West Chicago City Council announced plans to build a new commuter train station to replace a waiting room leased by the rail company at the West Chicago Community Center. Metra budgeted $1.69 million for projects including the station building, new lighting ...
Amtrak and BNSF Railway trains run on tracks parallel to the station. The station is 3.7 miles (6.0 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the BNSF Line. [ 2 ] As of 2018, Western Avenue is the 208th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 57 weekday boardings.
The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Aurora, Illinois. The station is 37.1 miles (59.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line. [2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Aurora is in zone 4. As of 2018, Aurora is the 13th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,856 weekday ...
The Chicago Subdivision or Chicago Sub is a railroad line in Illinois that runs about 38 miles (61 km) from Chicago to Aurora and hosts Metra's BNSF Railway Line commuter service. It is operated by BNSF Railway as the easternmost part of the railroad's Northern Transcon to Seattle, Washington .
Brookfield is one of three stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Brookfield, Illinois. The station is 12.3 miles (19.8 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line. [4] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Brookfield is in zone 2. As of 2018, Brookfield is the 93rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 546 weekday ...