Elgin station (Illinois)
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| Location | 109 West Chicago Street Elgin, Illinois 60120 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°02′10″N 88°17′10″W / 42.0362°N 88.2861°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Elgin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Platforms | 2 side platforms (one platform acts like an island platform) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 4 (2 end at the station) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Buses | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | H | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.6 miles (58.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Elgin is in zone H. Weekend trains on the Milwaukee District West terminate here.
The station was built by The Milwaukee Road and was a stop on numerous intercity trains, such as the Midwest Hiawatha, Arrow, and Southwest Limited.[2] It was also the terminus station for by more frequent commuter trains to Chicago Union Station, until Metra took over service.[3]
The Elgin Metra station was to also serve as a stop on the revival of Black Hawk Amtrak service between Chicago, Rockford and Dubuque, that was supposed to begin in 2015,[4] but has since been put on hold for further review by IDOT by Governor Bruce Rauner, and it is unknown whether it will proceed.[5] The original proposal for the route was to have a station in South Elgin.
Notable places nearby
- Fox River Trolley Museum
- Pace Elgin Transportation Center
Bus connections
- "Route 541 – Northeast Elgin". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 542 – Grove". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 543 – Dundee/Carpentersville". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 544 – Chicago Street". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 546 – Orange/Walnut". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 547 – Wing Park". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 548 – Highland". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 549 – South Randall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 550 – Big Timber/North Randall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 552 – North State/Spring Hill Mall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 554 – Elgin/Streamwood/Hoffman Estates/ Schaumburg". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
- ^ Official Guide of the Railways. National Railway Publication Company. June 1941.
- ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
- ^ "$223 Million Announced to Restore Chicago to Rockford Amtrak Service". Retrieved 2014-08-10.
- ^ "Local Lawmakers Evaluate Amtrak Service to Rockford". www.repbrianstewart.com. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
External links
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