Bensenville station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Bensenville, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{more sources|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox station | style = Metra | name = {{Metra header | name=Bensenville | icon={{ric|Metra|mdw}} }} | type = | image = Bensenville Station.jpg | image_caption = Bensenville station in August 2023. | address = 110 West Main Street<br />[[Bensenville, Illinois]] | coordinates = {{coord|41.9569|-87.9418|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = Elgin Subdivision | other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]] | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 414 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = 16 | pass_rank = 115 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system = | opened = | closed = | rebuilt = 1989 | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 3 | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Milwaukee District/West|left=Wood Dale|right=Mannheim|note-right=Weekday Limited}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Milwaukee Road|line=West|left=Wooddale|right=Mannheim}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTR!~MFADEg\RP2!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|MDW}} west to {{stl|Metra|Big Timber Road}} RP2sRP2\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2xRP2~~Addison St. RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~PLTr!~POINTERg@fq~~Main St. RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~PLTr RP2xRP2\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2xRP2~~Center St. RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~PLTr RP2!~POINTERg@fq\vSTR\RP2~~Railroad Ave. RP4nRP2\RP4q!~vBUE\RP4nRP2~~York Rd. vSTR!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|MDW}} east to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #f4b249 | mapframe-marker = rail }}

'''Bensenville''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Milwaukee District West Line]] in [[Bensenville, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|17.2|mi|km}} away from [[Chicago Union Station]], the eastern terminus of the line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilww.html Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Bensenville is in zone 3. As of 2018, Bensenville is the 115th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 414 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

As of February 15, 2024, Bensenville is served by 42 trains (20 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Bensenville station is located on the south side of Main Street across from the railroad tracks. A wide at-grade pedestrian crosswalk provides access between West Main Street and the station. Parking is available along the south side of West Main Street west of Addison Street, but also behind the station house at the intersection of Center & Railroad Streets. [[Canadian Pacific Kansas City|CPKC]]'s [[Bensenville Yard]] is east of the station.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' * {{Pace web|319|Grand Avenue}} (weekdays only) * {{Pace web|332|River Road/York Road}} (weekdays only)

==Gallery== <gallery width="200px"> File:Bensenville Station 002.jpg|Bensenville station in June 2017. File:Bensenville Station 001.jpg|An east to west view of the station during the early evening. File:Bensenville Station 003.jpg|An outbound train towards Elgin stopped at the Bensenville Metra station. File:Bensenville Station 004.jpg|An outbound train towards Elgin stopped at the Bensenville Metra station. </gallery>

==References== {{reflist}}

== External links == {{Metra web|Milwaukee District/West|BENSENVIL}} *Chicago Railfan.net: **[http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Bensenville_station Bensenville Station] **[http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Bensenville_locomotive_yard Bensenville Locomotive Yard], [http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Bensenville_rail_yard Rail Yard] and [http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Bensenville_yard Other Yard] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.956683,-87.939602&spn=0.003973,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.956683,-87.939602&panoid=hcLl0LkOntWFyD8Hj_5I_A&cbp=12,279.41,,0,-0.35 Station from York Road from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Milwaukee Road stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in DuPage County, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989]] [[Category:Bensenville, Illinois]]