Riverside station (Illinois)

Riverside
General information
Location	90 Bloomingbank Road Riverside, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8272°N 87.8201°W / 41.8272; -87.8201
Owned by	Village of Riverside
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1902
Passengers
2018	493 (average weekday)[1]  1.2%
Rank	100 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Hollywood toward Aurora BNSF Harlem Avenue toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Hollywood toward Aurora Suburban Service Harlem Avenue toward Chicago
Track layout BNSF east to Union Station Riverside Rd. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11.0 miles (17.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone 2. As of 2018, Riverside is the 100th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 493 weekday boardings.[1] A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.

The station was built about 1901 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad according to a design by the company's general architect, Walter Theodore Krausch.[3]

As of April 29, 2024, Riverside is served by 25 inbound and 26 outbound trains (51 total) on weekdays as well as 33 trains (16 inbound, 17 outbound) on weekends and holidays.

References

1. At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
3. The Railway Age. 1901-01-01.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Riverside station (Illinois)
• Riverside Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Riverside station and water tower