Fairview Avenue station (Illinois)

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Fairview Avenue station (Illinois) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W

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Fairview Avenue

Fairview Avenue station in September 2016.

General information

Location

Fairview & Burlington Avenues
Downers Grove, Illinois

Coordinates

41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W

Owned by

Village of Downers Grove

Line(s)

BNSF Chicago Subdivision

Platforms

2 Side platforms

Tracks

Construction

Parking

Yes

Accessible

Yes, partial^{[note 1]}

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1917

Passengers

2018

415 (average weekday)^[1]

9.4%

Rank

113 out of 236^[1]

Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Downers Grove Main Street toward Aurora		BNSF		Westmont toward Union Station

Former services

Preceding station	Burlington Route			Following station
Downers Grove Main Street toward Aurora		Suburban Service		Westmont toward Chicago

Track layout

Legend

BNSF

east to Union Station

Fairview Ave.

BNSF

west to Aurora

Location

Fairview Avenue is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[2] As of 2018, Fairview Avenue is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings.^[1] Though its official address is on Fairview Avenue (hence the name) and Burlington Avenue, the main parking lot is on the south side of the tracks off of nearby Second Street. All parking lots, including the main parking lot are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

Fairview Avenue station has a colonial barn-type design more akin to railroad stations of the Northeastern United States, such as those on the Long Island Rail Road, and also matching the adjacent Pepperidge Farm bakery. Currently, no buses run near the station.

As of April 29, 2024, Fairview Avenue is serviced by 32 inbound trains and 30 outbound trains (62 total) on Weekdays. 8 Weekday inbound trains originate and 5 Weekday outbound trains terminate here. 16 inbound trains and 17 outbound trains (33 total) serve this station on Weekends and Holidays.

Incident

On August 26, 1991, a 41-year-old woman, Mary T. Wojtyla, was killed at this station after being struck by a westbound Metra express train.^[3] The accident was captured on camera by a railfan and an edited version of the footage cutting out the moment of impact is often used by Operation Lifesaver to stress the importance of rail safety.

References

^ At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

^ ^a ^b ^c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
^ "Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011.
^ "Train Kills Woman In Downers". Chicago Tribune. Downers Grove, Illinois. August 27, 1991. Retrieved October 21, 2019.

External links

Metra – Stations – Fairview Avenue
Mike's Railroad Crossing Website:
- Fairview Avenue Crossing Images
- Modern view of station house
Flickr - Fairview Avenue Station
Station from Fairview Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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