Big Timber Road station
Big Timber Road is a commuter railroad station in the Kane County portion of Elgin, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The station is the western terminus of Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line. It is 40 miles (64 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[1] When it opened in 1986 (the same year the Milwaukee Road ceased operations), the surrounding area mostly consisted of farmland. Since then, numerous residential subdivisions have been built. Average ridership is about 800.[2]
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| Location | 2025 Big Timber Road Elgin, IL | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.0587°N 88.3278°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes; Vendors | ||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | H | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1986 | ||||||||||
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Big Timber Road presently does not have service on weekends or holidays. There are 20 inbound trains a day, Monday through Friday. Travel time to Union Station ranges from 1 hour, 9 minutes to 1 hour, 30 minutes, depending on the train.