Route 59 station

Route 59 station is a Metra station along the BNSF Line on the border of Aurora, Illinois and Naperville, Illinois. The station is located at, and named for, Illinois Route 59, to distinguish itself from Naperville to the east and Aurora to 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]

Route 59
Route 59 station in June 2010
General information
Location	1090 North Route 59, Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates	41°46′40″N 88°12′31″W / 41.7779°N 88.2087°W
Owned by	BNSF Railway
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	July 16, 1989
Passengers
2018	6,339 (average weekday)[1]  9.7%
Rank	1 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Aurora Terminus BNSF Naperville toward Union Station
Former services at Eola Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Scraper Works toward Aurora Suburban Service Naperville toward Chicago
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station IL 59 BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Pace

• 559 Illinois Route 59

Greyhound Lines

• Chicago–Davenport, Iowa

• Metra – Stations – Route 59 station
• Station from Google Maps Street View