Geneva is a Metra commuter railroad station in Geneva, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line. The station is 35.5 miles (57.1 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Geneva is in zone 4. As of 2018[update], Geneva is the 14th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,742 weekday boardings.[1] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north platform and outbound trains use the south platform.
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.jpg) Geneva station platform; the other platform is temporarily relocated east of Third Street (May 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 328 Crescent Place Geneva, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°52′54″N 88°18′36″W / 41.8817°N 88.3100°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Geneva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 Side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1882[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1931,[citation needed] 1988[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,742 (average weekday)[1]  2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 14 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Geneva is currently the only station on the Union Pacific West Line that has not been triple tracked; however, in 2022, the Union Pacific Railroad began construction on a third track throughout Geneva. Construction is scheduled to conclude in late 2024.[3][4]
As of February 16, 2024, Geneva is served by 56 trains (28 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. On weekdays, three inbound trains originate here, and two outbound trains terminate here.
The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and west to Elburn, Illinois. Until the line's extension to Elburn on January 23, 2006, Geneva was the western terminus of the Union Pacific West Line.
Until 2006 and the line's extension, half of the weekend trains started at West Chicago. Since then, all of those trains were moved to Elburn, leaving all weekend trains to serve Geneva.
Bus connections
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
- ^ "Union Pacific/West Line". Metra Railfan Tips.
- ^ "Geneva, Ill., to host Union Pacific meeting on third track project". Trains. February 16, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Union Pacific Third Main Line Project". www.geneva.il.us. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
- ^ "Route 592 – St. Charles - Geneva Call-n-Ride". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 596 – Batavia Call-n-Ride". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- ^ "Route 802 – Aurora/Geneva via Lake". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
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