Belmont (Metra)

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name=Belmont
type=Metra commuter rail


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address=5000 Belmont Avenue
Downers Grove, Illinois
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Grove Commuter Shuttle
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Belmont Station is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line, located in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is located on, and named after Belmont Avenue, convert|22.9|mi|km away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.

Like Downers Grove's Main Street Station Belmont station has connections to both Pace Buses, and the Village's own Grove Commuter Shuttle. Unlike the stations at Main Street and Fairview Avenue however, Belmont station contains parking vendors.

An underpass, conceived as early as 1996, gained state funding in June 2008 and will be completed by June 2013. Belmont road will be re-routed underneath the tracks, and a new station will be built. This at-grade crossing was singled out because it has been the site of many accidents. Demolition may began as soon as October 2008. The project will be funded in full by Metra, BNSF, DuPage County, and the State of Illinois.

Connections

Pace Bus
*821: Woodridge-Belmont Feeder

Other
*Grove Commuter Shuttle

External links

* [http://metrarail.com/Sched/bn/belmont.shtml Metra - Downers Grove-Belmont Station]
* [http://www.downers.us/page/view/268 Belmont Underpass Construction Updates (Village of Downers Grove)]
* [http://www.rxrsignals.net/Illinois/A-K/Downers_Grove/Pedestrian/ Downer's Grove-Belmont Avenue (Mike's Railroad Crossing Website)]