Riverside station (Illinois)

Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles (18 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone C. A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.

Riverside
Location	90 Bloomingbank Road Riverside, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8272°N 87.8201°W / 41.8272; -87.8201
Owned by	Village of Riverside
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1902
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	501 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank	101 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Hollywood toward Aurora BNSF Railway Harlem Avenue toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Hollywood toward Aurora Suburban Service Harlem Avenue toward Chicago

The station was built about 1901 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad according to a design by the company's general architect, Walter Theodore Krausch.[4]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
4. The Railway Age. 1901-01-01.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Riverside station (Illinois)
• Riverside Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Riverside Train Station and Water Tower