Downers Grove (Metra)
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Downers Grove-Main Street Station (also known as Downers Grove Station and Main Street Station) is one of three railroad stations on Metra
's BNSF Railway Line
in Downers Grove, Illinois
. The station is at Main Street, 21.1 miles (34 km) from Union Station
, the east end of the line. The local police department is nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.
The station has connections to both Pace Buses
, and the Village's own Grove Commuter Shuttle.
Grove Commuter Shuttle
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's BNSF Railway Line
BNSF Railway Line
The BNSF Railway Line is a commuter rail line in the United States, provided by Metra and operated by the BNSF Railway in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs...
in Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove, Illinois
Downers Grove is a village in Downers Grove and Lisle Townships, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. The population was 48,724 at the 2000 census, with an official estimated population of 49,250 in 2008.-History:...
. The station is at Main Street, 21.1 miles (34 km) from Union Station
Union Station (Chicago)
Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...
, the east end of the line. The local police department is nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.
The station has connections to both Pace Buses
Pace (transit)
Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to CTA, Metra and Pace. In 2010, Pace had 35.077 million riders. Pace's headquarters are in...
, and the Village's own Grove Commuter Shuttle.
Bus connections
Pace BusPace (transit)
Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to CTA, Metra and Pace. In 2010, Pace had 35.077 million riders. Pace's headquarters are in...
- #834 Joliet-Downers Grove
Grove Commuter Shuttle
- North Route
- Southwest Route
- Southeast Route
