Elgin station (Illinois)

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Elgin
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Location109 West Chicago Street
Elgin, Illinois 60120
Coordinates42°02′10″N 88°17′10″W / 42.0362°N 88.2861°W / 42.0362; -88.2861Coordinates: 42°02′10″N 88°17′10″W / 42.0362°N 88.2861°W / 42.0362; -88.2861
Owned byCity of Elgin
Platforms2 side platforms (one platform acts like an island platform)
Tracks4 (2 end at the station)
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses at Elgin Transportation Center
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneH
History
Opened1947
Passengers
2018411 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 5.7%
Rank116 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Big Timber Road
Terminus
 Milwaukee District West National Street
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
towards Omaha
 Omaha – Chicago Western Avenue
towards Chicago
Terminus Suburban Service
West Line
 National Street
towards Chicago
Services at Elgin (West Side) station
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
toward
Freeport Branch
toward West Chicago
Future services
Preceding station BSicon LOGO Amtrak2.svg Amtrak Following station
Huntley
toward Rockford
 Black Hawk Chicago
Terminus

Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.6 miles (58.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Elgin is in zone H. As of 2018, Elgin is the 116th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 411 weekday boardings.[1] Weekend trains on the Milwaukee District West terminate here.

The station was built by The Milwaukee Road and was a stop on numerous intercity trains, such as the Midwest Hiawatha, Arrow, and Southwest Limited.[3] It was also the terminus station for by more frequent commuter trains to Chicago Union Station, until Metra took over service.[4]

The Elgin Metra station was to also serve as a stop on the revival of Black Hawk Amtrak service between Chicago, Rockford and Dubuque, that was supposed to begin in 2015,[5] but has since been put on hold for further review by IDOT by Governor Bruce Rauner, and it is unknown whether it will proceed.[6] The original proposal for the route was to have a station in South Elgin.

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Bus connections[]

Pace

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  3. ^ Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
  4. ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "$223 Million Announced to Restore Chicago to Rockford Amtrak Service". Retrieved 2014-08-10.
  6. ^ "Local Lawmakers Evaluate Amtrak Service to Rockford". www.repbrianstewart.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.

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