Elmhurst station (Illinois)

Elmhurst
Elmhurst station in April 2016.
General information
Location128 West 1st Street
Elmhurst, Illinois 60126
Coordinates41°53′59″N 87°56′27″W / 41.8998°N 87.9408°W / 41.8998; -87.9408
Owned byCity of Elmhurst
Line(s)Union Pacific West Line
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1894; 130 years ago (1894)[citation needed]
Rebuilt1965; 59 years ago (1965)
1989; 35 years ago (1989)[1]
Original companyChicago & North Western Railroad
Passengers
20182,540 (average weekday [2]Increase 8.4%
Rank4 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Villa Park
toward Elburn
Union Pacific West Berkeley
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Villa Park
toward Geneva
Galena Division Berkeley
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Elmhurst is a Metra commuter railroad station in downtown Elmhurst, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line, and lies 15.7 miles (25.3 km) from the eastern terminus.[3] Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 39 minutes on local trains to 26 minutes on express trains, as there are some trains that go non-stop between Elmhurst and Chicago. Evening peak trains make the run between Ogilvie and Elmhurst in as little as 24 minutes. As of 2018, Elmhurst is the fourth busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 2,540 weekday boardings.[2] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains (except inbound train no. 38) use the north platform and outbound trains (and train no. 38) use the south platform.

As of February 16, 2024, Elmhurst is served by all 58 trains (29 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

The station is on ground level, on York Street between 1st Street and Park Avenue. Elmhurst University and Wilder Park Conservatory are both several blocks away. Pace suburban buses stop on York Street and on 1st Street. The station is just a few blocks west of Union Pacific's Proviso railroad yard. Due to the relatively close proximity to the railroad yard, Metra trains occasionally must use the middle track to avoid the frequent freight traffic. Because the middle track has no platform, the train's cab car receives and discharges passengers at the York Street railroad crossing when this does occur.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line". Archived from the original on May 7, 2010.