Naperville (Amtrak station)

Naperville

Inbound Metra train arrives at Naperville.
Station statistics
Address 105 East Fourth Avenue
Naperville, IL 60540
Lines Amtrak: Metra:
Connections Pace Buses
Burlington Trailways
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 3
Other information
Opened 1910
Accessible
Code NPV
Owned by City of Naperville
Fare zone F (Metra)
Traffic
Passengers (2011) 53,918[1]  6.3%
Services
Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station
toward Emeryville
California Zephyr
Terminus
toward Quincy
Illinois Zephyr and Carl Sandburg
toward Chicago
Southwest Chief
Terminus
Metra
toward Aurora
BNSF Railway
    Former services    
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Aurora
Minneapolis – St. Paul Line

The Naperville Amtrak/Metra station is a train station in Naperville, Illinois, United States served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system. Amtrak trains stopping at the Naperville station include the California Zephyr, Illinois Zephyr, Carl Sandburg and Southwest Chief. It is also one of two stations in Naperville that serves Metra's BNSF Railway commuter line, and an abundance of Pace bus routes. Naperville Station was originally built in 1910 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad.[2] On April 26, 1946, the station was the site of a collision between the CB&Q's Exposition Flyer and Advance Flyer. Not counting riders of Amtrak trains, about 4,100 people board Metra trains at the Naperville station every day.[3]

Bus connections

Pace

Burlington Trailways

Notes

  1. ^ "Naperville, IL (NPV)". Great American Stations. http://www.greatamericanstations.com/Stations/NPV. Retrieved 18 November 2011. 
  2. ^ Naperville, Illinois; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
  3. ^ On the Bi-Level, October 2007.

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