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Downers Grove Main Street (also known as Downers Grove or Main Street) is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF 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.[2] As of 2018, Downers Grove Main Street is the sixth busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 2,492 weekday boardings.[1] The local police department and library are nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

Downers Grove Main Street
General information
Location	5001 Main Street Downers Grove, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	41.7954°N 88.0099°W / 41.7954; -88.0099
Owned by	Village of Downers Grove
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
History
Opened	1911
Passengers
2018	2,492 (average weekday)[1]  4.9%
Rank	6 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Belmont toward Aurora BNSF Fairview Avenue toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Belmont toward Aurora Suburban Service Fairview Avenue toward Chicago

The station has connections to multiple Pace Buses, including the Commuter Shuttle lines.[3]

This station was the site of the 1947 Zephyr train wreck that killed 3 and injured more than 30.

The station went under a $1.1 million platform replacement project, which finished in the summer of 2015.[4]

Many trains on the BNSF run express to or from Downers Grove. This is common during the morning and evening rush hours, in an effort to get passengers to the busier stations quicker.

Bus connections

Pace Bus

• 834 Joliet/Downers Grove[5]

References

External links

• Media related to Downers Grove – Main Street (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons

• Metra – Stations – Downers Grove Main Street
• 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

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