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Route 59 station

Coordinates: 41°46′40″N 88°12′31″W / 41.7779°N 88.2087°W / 41.7779; -88.2087
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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)[1]Increase 9.7%
Rank1 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Aurora
Terminus
BNSF Naperville
Former services at Eola
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Aurora
Terminus
Suburban Service Naperville
toward Chicago
Location
Map

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.[2] As of 2018, Route 59 is the busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 6,339 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus connections

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Pace

  • 559 Illinois Route 59

Greyhound Lines

References

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  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 May 26, 2019.
  2. ^ Metra Fact Book (PDF). Metra. 2018. p. 12. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
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