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(Redirected from Route 59 (Metra)) Commuter rail station in Aurora and Naperville, Illinois

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Route 59
Route 59 station in June 2010
General information
Location1090 North Route 59, Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′40″N 88°12′31″W / 41.7779°N 88.2087°W / 41.7779; -88.2087
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace buses
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedJuly 16, 1989
Passengers
20186,339 (average weekday) Increase 9.7%
Rank1 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
AuroraTerminus BNSF Napervilletoward Union Station
Former services at Eola
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
AuroraTerminus Suburban Service Napervilletoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
BNSF east to Union Station
Illinois 59.svg IL 59
BNSF west to Aurora
Location

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. As of 2018, Route 59 is the busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 6,339 weekday boardings.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 559 Illinois Route 59

Greyhound Lines

References

  1. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
  2. Metra Fact Book (PDF). Metra. 2018. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2023.

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