Fairview Avenue station (Illinois)

Fairview Avenue is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Railway 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
The Fairview Avenue station in September 2016.
Location	Fairview & Burlington Avenues Downers Grove, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7954°N 87.9940°W
Owned by	Village of Downers Grove
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
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 Railway Westmont toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Downers Grove Main Street toward Aurora Suburban Service Westmont toward Chicago

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.

In 1991, a forty-one-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.

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
2. "Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011.
3. "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