Fairview Avenue (Metra)

Fairview Avenue Downers Grove
Station statistics
Address	Fairview & Burlington Avenues Downers Grove, Illinois
Coordinates	41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W / 41.7954; -87.9940Coordinates: 41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W / 41.7954; -87.9940
Line(s)	BNSF Railway
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Parking	Yes
Other information
Opened	1917
Accessible
Fare zone	E
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Downers Grove toward Aurora BNSF Railway Westmont toward Chicago Union Station

Downers Grove-Fairview Avenue Station or Fairview Avenue Station is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[1] Though its official address is on Fairview Avenue (hence the name) and Burlington Avenue, the main parking lot is on the south side of the tracks off of nearby Second Street. All parking lots, including the main parking lot are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

Fairview Avenue station has a colonial barn-type design more akin to railroad stations of the Northeastern United States, such as those on the Long Island Rail Road. Currently no buses run near the station.

Incidents

On August 26, 1991, a woman was walking across the tracks in front of a parked train. When she got onto the second set of tracks, an express train hit her. The accident was caught on camera by a railfan. On most websites, the impact was cropped out of the video.^[2]

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Fairview Avenue (Metra)

• Mike's Railroad Crossing Website:
  • Fairview Avenue Crossing Images
  • Modern view of station house
• Flickr - Fairview Avenue Station
• Station from Fairview Avenue from Google Maps Street View