- Downers Grove-Main Street (Metra)
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Downers Grove
Main StreetStation statistics Address 5001 Main Street
Downers Grove, IllinoisCoordinates 41°47′43″N 88°00′36″W / 41.7954°N 88.0099°WCoordinates: 41°47′43″N 88°00′36″W / 41.7954°N 88.0099°W Lines Connections Pace
Grove Commuter ShuttlePlatforms 2 side platforms Tracks 3 Parking Yes Other information Opened 1911 Accessible Owned by Village of Downers Grove Fare zone E Services Preceding station Metra Following station toward AuroraBNSF Railway toward Union StationFormer services Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Auroratoward DenverMain Line toward Chicago Union StationDowners Grove-Main Street Station (also known as Downers Grove Station and Main Street Station) is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Railway 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.[1] The local police department is nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.
The station has connections to both Pace Buses, and the Village's own Grove Commuter Shuttle.
Bus connections
- #834 Joliet-Downers Grove
Grove Commuter Shuttle
- North Route
- Southwest Route
- Southeast Route
References
External links
- 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
Categories:- Metra stations
- Stations along Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad lines
- Downers Grove, Illinois
- Transportation in DuPage County, Illinois
- Illinois railway station stubs
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