Route 59 (Metra)
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Route 59 Station is a Metra
station along the BNSF Railway Line
on the border of Aurora, Illinois
and Naperville, Illinois
. The station is named for and located on Illinois Route 59
in order to distinguish itself from Naperville Metra Station to the east and Aurora Transportation Center to the west. The tracks that service the station run east and west and form the border between Aurora and Naperville in this area. The land to the north of the tracks is in Naperville and the land to the south of the tracks is in Aurora. Both city governments operate parking lots on their respective sides of the train tracks. The address for the station is 1090 N. Rt 59 Aurora, Il. Sometimes the address is listed as a Naperville location however, this is incorrect, as the 1090 numbering is consistent with Aurora's address system. If the address was to be a Naperville location, the station would be located in Naperville's 1900 Block of N. Rt 59 as opposed to Aurora's 1000 Block of N. Rt 59. Adding to the confusion the that Rt. 59 is the east/west border between Naperville and Aurora. Land on the west of Rt. 59 is in the City of Aurora and land on the east side of Rt. 59 is in the City of Naperville. Along the border on Rt. 59 from the BNSF railroad tracks south to Montgomery Rd. (83rd St), Rt. 59 lies in Aurora. A person enters Naperville only after passing east across Rt. 59. The Route 59 Station is on the west side of Rt. 59. Each day, nearly 5,800 people board Metra trains at the Route 59 Station. Route 59 is 31.6 miles (50.9 km) away from the BNSF Railway Line's eastern terminus at Union Station
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The station house is two-stories high on the railroad embankment of the south parking lot on Meridian Lakes Road, which is maintained by the City of Aurora, and has direct access to Route 59. The north parking lot, maintained by Naperville, is between Weston Ridge Road and Railway Drive. Fairway Drive leads to this parking lot from North Aurora Road, and has on-street parking between North Aurora Road and Continental Avenue. Route 59 drivers on the north side of the tracks need to take North Aurora Road for access to the north parking lot.
Route 59 station is the last stop before the end of the BNSF line at the Aurora Transportation Center.
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...
station along the 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...
on the border of Aurora, Illinois
Aurora, Illinois
Aurora is the second most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and the 112th largest city in the United States. A suburb of Chicago, located west of the Loop, its population in 2010 was 197,899. Originally founded within Kane County, Aurora's city limits have expanded greatly over the past...
and Naperville, Illinois
Naperville, Illinois
Naperville is a city in DuPage and Will Counties in Illinois in the United States, voted the second best place to live in the United States by Money Magazine in 2006. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 141,853. It is the fifth largest city in the state, behind Chicago,...
. The station is named for and located on Illinois Route 59
Illinois Route 59
Illinois Route 59 is a north–south state highway in northeastern Illinois. It runs south from Illinois Route 83 in Antioch to Interstate Highway 55 in Shorewood, spanning the north–south width of Chicago's western suburbs...
in order to distinguish itself from Naperville Metra Station to the east and Aurora Transportation Center to the west. The tracks that service the station run east and west and form the border between Aurora and Naperville in this area. The land to the north of the tracks is in Naperville and the land to the south of the tracks is in Aurora. Both city governments operate parking lots on their respective sides of the train tracks. The address for the station is 1090 N. Rt 59 Aurora, Il. Sometimes the address is listed as a Naperville location however, this is incorrect, as the 1090 numbering is consistent with Aurora's address system. If the address was to be a Naperville location, the station would be located in Naperville's 1900 Block of N. Rt 59 as opposed to Aurora's 1000 Block of N. Rt 59. Adding to the confusion the that Rt. 59 is the east/west border between Naperville and Aurora. Land on the west of Rt. 59 is in the City of Aurora and land on the east side of Rt. 59 is in the City of Naperville. Along the border on Rt. 59 from the BNSF railroad tracks south to Montgomery Rd. (83rd St), Rt. 59 lies in Aurora. A person enters Naperville only after passing east across Rt. 59. The Route 59 Station is on the west side of Rt. 59. Each day, nearly 5,800 people board Metra trains at the Route 59 Station. Route 59 is 31.6 miles (50.9 km) away from the BNSF Railway Line's eastern terminus at 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...
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The station house is two-stories high on the railroad embankment of the south parking lot on Meridian Lakes Road, which is maintained by the City of Aurora, and has direct access to Route 59. The north parking lot, maintained by Naperville, is between Weston Ridge Road and Railway Drive. Fairway Drive leads to this parking lot from North Aurora Road, and has on-street parking between North Aurora Road and Continental Avenue. Route 59 drivers on the north side of the tracks need to take North Aurora Road for access to the north parking lot.
Route 59 station is the last stop before the end of the BNSF line at the Aurora Transportation Center.
Bus connections
PacePace (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...
- #534 Fox Valley Villages/Route 59 Metra Station
- #672 95th St. Park & Ride Express
- #673 Fort Hill Express
- #675 Route 59 Express