Fairview Avenue station (Illinois)

Fairview Avenue
Fairview Avenue station in September 2016.
General information
Location	Fairview & Burlington Avenues Downers Grove, Illinois
Coordinates	41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W / 41.7954; -87.9940
Owned by	Village of Downers Grove
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1917
Passengers
2018	415 (average weekday)[1]  9.4%
Rank	113 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Downers Grove Main Street toward Aurora BNSF Westmont toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Downers Grove Main Street toward Aurora Suburban Service Westmont toward Chicago
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Fairview Ave. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Fairview Avenue is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[2] As of 2018, Fairview Avenue is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings.^[1] Though its official address is on Fairview Avenue (hence the name) and Burlington Avenue, the main parking lot is on the south side of the tracks off of nearby Second Street. All parking lots, including the main parking lot are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

Fairview Avenue station has a colonial barn-type design more akin to railroad stations of the Northeastern United States, such as those on the Long Island Rail Road, and also matching the adjacent Pepperidge Farm bakery. Currently, no buses run near the station.

As of April 29, 2024, Fairview Avenue is serviced by 32 inbound trains and 30 outbound trains (62 total) on Weekdays. 8 Weekday inbound trains originate and 5 Weekday outbound trains terminate here. 16 inbound trains and 17 outbound trains (33 total) serve this station on Weekends and Holidays.

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