Elburn station

41°53′26″N 88°27′50″W / 41.8906°N 88.4640°W / 41.8906; -88.4640Owned byUnion Pacific RailroadPlatforms1 side platformTracks3Connections Huskie Bus LineConstructionParking300 spaces, $1.25 per dayAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1854; 170 years ago (1854) (G&CU/C&NW)
January 23, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-01-23) (Metra)Closed1959; 65 years ago (1959) (C&NW)Passengers2018336 (average weekday)^[1]  9.4%Rank137 out of 236^[1] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Terminus		Union Pacific West		La Fox toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Maple Park toward Omaha Main Line La Fox toward Chicago

Track layout
Legend UP Geneva Subdivision continues west UP-W ends to rail yard UP-W to Ogilvie

Location

Elburn is a station on Metra's Union Pacific West Line located in Elburn, Illinois. The station is the western terminus of the West Line. The station is 43.8 miles (70.5 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center along the railroad tracks.^[2] Elburn station opened on January 23, 2006, when the West Line was extended from Geneva. The station is located at ground level. A large coach yard is located just east of the station.^[3] As of 2018^[update], Elburn is the 137th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 336 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of February 16, 2024, Elburn is served by 47 trains (23 inbound, 24 outbound) 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. All Metra trains that operate this far west originate, or terminate, at Elburn.

The first station in Elburn was established in 1854 with the arrival of the Galena and Chicago Union Railroad. This later merged into the Chicago and North Western Railway (C&NW) and was on the Omaha–Chicago main line.^[4] The C&NW eventually merged into the Union Pacific Railroad, the current operator of the line, in 1995.

Transportation

Huskie Bus Line

• Elburn Shuttle

Taxis

• One Choice Cab

References

External links

• Media related to Elburn (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra – Stations – Elburn station