College Avenue station (Illinois)

College Avenue
Location 303 N. President Street
Wheaton, Illinois
Coordinates 41°52′07″N 88°05′25″W / 41.8685°N 88.0903°W / 41.8685; -88.0903Coordinates: 41°52′07″N 88°05′25″W / 41.8685°N 88.0903°W / 41.8685; -88.0903
Owned by City of Wheaton
Line(s)
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 3
Connections Pace bus
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone E
History
Opened 1971
Rebuilt 2003
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,057 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank 89 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Elburn
Union Pacific West
toward Ogilvie

College Avenue is one of the two stations on Metra's Union Pacific/West Line located in Wheaton, Illinois. The station is located at 303 N. President Street in Wheaton, and lies next to Wheaton College. The station is located 23.8 miles (38.3 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the eastern terminus of the West Line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, College Avenue is in zone E.

College Avenue station is located at ground level and consists of two side platforms. Three tracks run between the platforms, though one does not access the station. There is a station house next to the inbound (north) track, which is open 24 hours. Tickets are available at the station house on weekdays. The Illinois Prairie Path runs along the south edge of the complex.

Bus connections

Pace "Route 714 – College of DuPage/Naperville/Wheaton Connector". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service. 

References

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  2. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
  3. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line


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