Riverside station (Illinois) explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.8272°N -87.8201°W
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:3
Passengers:493 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-1.2
Pass Rank:100 out of 236
Opened:1902
Accessible:Yes, partial
Owned:Village of Riverside
Zone:2
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Mapframe:yes
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Line:none
Marker:rail
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Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11miles from Union Station, the east end of the line.[1] 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.[2] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
  2. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.
  3. Book: The Railway Age. 1901-01-01. en.