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Commuter rail station in Maywood, Illinois
Maywood
The Maywood station platform in October 2017.
General information
Location430 Main St
Maywood, Illinois 60153
Coordinates41°53′18″N 87°50′19″W / 41.8884°N 87.8387°W / 41.8884; -87.8387
Owned byUnion Pacific
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Bus
Construction
AccessibleYes, partial
Other information
Fare zone2
Passengers
201887 (average weekday) Increase 6.1%
Rank194 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Melrose Parktoward Elburn Union Pacific West River Foresttoward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Lombardtoward Omaha Main Line Marion Streettoward Chicago
Melrose Parktoward Geneva Galena Division River Foresttoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
UP-W west to Elburn
5th Ave.
Main St.
UP-W east to Ogilvie
Location

Maywood is a Metra commuter railroad station in the village of Maywood, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago, on the Union Pacific West Line. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 22 to 27 minutes. As of 2018, Maywood is the 194th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 87 weekday boardings. Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north platform and outbound trains use the south platform. The middle track does not have platform access.

As of February 16, 2024, Maywood is served by 43 trains (21 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by 11 trains (five inbound, six outbound) on Saturdays, and by 10 trains (four inbound, six outbound) on Sundays and holidays.

The station's parking is along Main Street between 1st Avenue to the east and 4th Avenue to the west. The station is in the heart of Maywood's business district. Across the tracks to the south of the station is the Maywood Public Library, the Maywood Police Station, and Veteran's Memorial Park, the Village's largest park. Pace suburban buses stop on North 5th Avenue and one block to the north on Lake Street.

A newly constructed commuter station opened on June 30, 2017.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 309 Lake Street
  • 313 St. Charles Road
  • 331 Cumberland/5th Avenue

References

  1. At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.
  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. "Maywood Metra Station Officially Opens to Riders". village free press. 2017-06-30. Retrieved 2018-07-24.

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