River Grove station

River Grove is a station on Metra's North Central Service and Milwaukee District/West Line in River Grove, Illinois. The station is 11.4 miles (18.3 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, River Grove is in zone C. As of 2018, River Grove is the 138th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 333 weekday boardings.[1]

Not to be confused with Fox River Grove station.
River Grove
Location8421 Arnold Avenue
River Grove, Illinois 60171
Coordinates41.9310°N 87.8362°W / 41.9310; -87.8362
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3
Connections Pace bus
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1946
Passengers
2018333 (average weekday)[1]  5.4%
Rank138 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Belmont Avenue
toward Antioch
 North Central Service Western Avenue
toward Union Station
Franklin Park
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District / West Elmwood Park
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Franklin Park
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
 Elmwood Park
towards Chicago

West of the station the North Central Service splits off to the north, with the Milwaukee District/West continues to the west. The station is located across the tracks from Arnold Avenue on the corner of Illinois State Route 171, and is surrounded by the local St. Joseph's Cemetery. It is also located across from Elmwood Cemetery.

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
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