Riverside station (Illinois)
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 C. 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.
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| Location | 90 Bloomingbank Road Riverside, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.8272°N 87.8201°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Village of Riverside | ||||||||||||
| Line(s) | BNSF Chicago Subdivision | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | C | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1902 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 493 (average weekday)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 100 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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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]
References
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
- The Railway Age. 1901-01-01.
External links
- Metra – Stations – Riverside station (Illinois)
- Riverside Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Riverside Train Station and Water Tower
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