Elgin station (Illinois)

Elgin
Location	109 West Chicago Street Elgin, Illinois 60120
Coordinates	42°02′10″N 88°17′10″W / 42.0362°N 88.2861°W / 42.0362; -88.2861Coordinates: 42°02′10″N 88°17′10″W / 42.0362°N 88.2861°W / 42.0362; -88.2861
Owned by	City of Elgin
Line(s)	Milwaukee District / West
Platforms	2 side platforms (one platform acts like an island platform)
Tracks	4 (2 end at the station)
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	H
History
Opened	1947
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Big Timber Road Terminus Milwaukee District / West National Street toward Chicago Union Station   Future Services   Amtrak Huntley toward Rockford-Main Street Black Hawk Chicago Terminus

Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.6 miles (58.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Elgin is in zone H. Weekend trains on the Milwaukee District West terminate here.

The station was built by The Milwaukee Road and was a stop on numerous intercity trains, such as the Midwest Hiawatha, Arrow, and Southwest Limited.^[2] It was also the terminus station for by more frequent commuter trains to Chicago Union Station, until Metra took over service.^[3]

The Elgin Metra station was to also serve as a stop on the revival of Black Hawk Amtrak service between Chicago, Rockford and Dubuque, that was supposed to begin in 2015,^[4] but has since been put on hold for further review by IDOT by Governor Bruce Rauner, and it is unknown whether it will proceed.^[5] The original proposal for the route was to have a station in South Elgin.

Notable places nearby

• Fox River Trolley Museum
• Pace Elgin Transportation Center

Bus connections

Pace

• "Route 541 – Northeast Elgin". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 542 – Grove". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 543 – Dundee/Carpentersville". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 544 – Chicago Street". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 546 – Orange/Walnut". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 547 – Wing Park". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 548 – Highland". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 549 – South Randall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 550 – Big Timber/North Randall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 552 – North State/Spring Hill Mall". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 554 – Elgin/Streamwood/Hoffman Estates/ Schaumburg". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Elgin station (Illinois)
• Station House from Google Maps Street View