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Route 59 station

Coordinates:41°46′40″N88°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 NorthRoute 59,Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates41°46′40″N88°12′31″W/ 41.7779°N 88.2087°W/41.7779; -88.2087
Owned byBNSF Railway
Line(s)BNSFChicago Subdivision
Platforms2side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal TransitPace buses
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
OpenedJuly 16, 1989
Passengers
20186,339 (average weekday)[1]Increase9.7%
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
towardChicago
Location
Map

Route 59 stationis aMetrastation along theBNSF Lineon the border ofAurora, IllinoisandNaperville, Illinois.The station is located at, and named for,Illinois Route 59,to distinguish itself fromNapervilleto the east andAurorato 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. ^abc"Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"(PDF).Metra.April 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 26, 2019.
  2. ^Metra Fact Book(PDF).Metra. 2018. p. 12.RetrievedJuly 20,2023.
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