Naperville station
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Inbound Metra train arrives at Naperville. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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105 East Fourth Avenue Naperville, IL 60540 United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°46′47″N 88°08′44″W / 41.7796°N 88.1455°WCoordinates: 41°46′47″N 88°08′44″W / 41.7796°N 88.1455°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | City of Naperville | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Line(s) | BNSF Railway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms (1 island platform demolished) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Connections |
Pace Buses Burlington Trailways | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Station code | NPV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fare zone | F (Metra) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1910 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) |
49,915 (Amtrak)[1] 4,002 (avg. weekday) (Metra)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | 2 out of 236[3] (Metra) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Naperville Location within Illinois |
Naperville 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.[4] On April 26, 1946, the station was the site of a collision between the CB&Q's Exposition Flyer and Advance Flyer.
About 4,100 people board Metra trains at the Naperville station daily, making it the second busiest Metra station on the system outside Downtown Chicago (only behind Route 59).[5] The station serves roughly 53,000 Amtrak passengers annually.[6]
Bus connections
- 530 West Galena–Westfield Shoppingtown Fox Valley Center–Naperville
- 676 Cress Creek
- 677 Naperville–West Glens
- 678 Naperville–Carriage Hill
- 680 Naperville–Knoch Knolls
- 681 Naperville–Saybrook
- 682 Naperville–Brookdale
- 683 Naperville–Ashbury
- 684 Naperville–Maplebrook
- 685 Naperville–West Wind Estates
- 686 Naperville–Old Farm
- 687 Naperville–Farmstead
- 688 Naperville–Huntington
- 689 Naperville–Hobson Village
- 714 College of DuPage–Naperville–Wheaton Connector
- 781 North Naperville Office Complexes
- Chicago–Davenport, Iowa and points west
Notes
- ↑ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2014, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. November 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2015.
- ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- ↑ Naperville, Illinois; Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- ↑ On the Bi-Level, October 2007.
- ↑ http://www.amtrak.com/pdf/factsheets/ILLINOIS13.pdf
External links
Media related to Naperville station at Wikimedia Commons
- Metra – Stations – Naperville station
- Naperville Amtrak & Metra Station (USA Rail Guide – Train Web)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
- Naperville (NPV)--Great American Stations (Amtrak)