Main Street/Downers Grove station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra|name={{Metra header | name= Downers Grove<br/><small>Main Street</small> | icon={{ric|Metra|bnsf}}}} | type= | image=20040511 29 Metra Downers Grove, IL.jpg | image_caption= | address=5001 Main Street<br />[[Downers Grove, Illinois]], U.S. | coordinates={{coord|41.7954|-88.0099|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Chicago Subdivision]] | other='''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=3 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=2,492 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=4.9 | pass_rank=6 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=1911 | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Village of Downers Grove | zone=4 | former= | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=BNSF Railway|left=Belmont|right=Fairview Avenue}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible = yes |other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|line1=Suburban|left1=Belmont|right1=Fairview Avenue|line2=Minneapolis-Chicago|left2=Lisle|right2=Westmont}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=1|map= STR!~MFADEg\STR!~MFADEg\STR!~MFADEg STRf\STR\STRg!~POINTERf@gq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSto|{{rint|Chicago|BNSF}}|east to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}}}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~ ~~Washington St. PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L) PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L) PSTR(R)\STR\PSTR(L) RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~ ~~Main St. STRf!~POINTERg@fq\STR\STRg~~ ~~ ~~{{BSto|{{rint|Chicago|BNSF}}|west to {{stl|Metra|Aurora}}}} STR!~MFADEf\STR!~MFADEf\STR!~MFADEf }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #3daf2c | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers= }} '''Downers Grove Main Street''' (also known as '''Downers Grove''' or '''Main Street''') is one of three railroad stations on [[Metra]]'s [[BNSF Line]] in [[Downers Grove, Illinois]]. The station is at Main Street, {{convert|21.1|mi|km}} from [[Chicago Union Station|Union Station]], the east end of the line.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html |title=Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line |access-date=2009-11-21 |archive-date=2011-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110312040931/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> As of 2018, Downers Grove Main Street is the sixth busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 2,492 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> The local police department and library are nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

The station has connections to multiple [[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]], including the Commuter Shuttle lines.<ref name=CommuterShuttle>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downers.us/res/parking-and-transportation/commuter-shuttle |title=Village of Downers Grove - Commuter Shuttle |access-date=2021-12-05 |archive-date=2020-10-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201016231729/http://www.downers.us/res/parking-and-transportation/commuter-shuttle |url-status=live }}</ref>

This station was the site of the [[Downers Grove train wreck (1947)|1947 Zephyr train wreck]] that killed 3 and injured more than 30.

The station underwent a $1.1 million platform replacement project, which finished in the summer of 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.downers.us/public/docs/Construction%20Updates/Downers%20GrovePR%20(4).pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-05 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220848/http://www.downers.us/public/docs/Construction%20Updates/Downers%20GrovePR%20(4).pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Many trains on the BNSF run express to or from Downers Grove. This is common during the morning and evening rush hours, in an effort to get passengers to the busier stations quicker.

As of September 8, 2025, Downers Grove is served by 66 trains (33 in each direction) on weekdays, and by all 40 trains (20 in each direction) on weekends and holidays. On weekdays, one train originates at Downers Grove.<ref>{{cite web |author= |date=2025-09-08 |title=BNSF Line effective 09/08/2025 |url=https://schedules.metrarail.com/pdf/BNSF.pdf |website=metrarail.com |publisher=Metra |access-date=2025-09-08}}</ref>

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Bus]]'''  * 834 Joliet/Downers Grove<ref name=MetraStationReport>{{Cite web |url=http://www.rtams.org/rtams/station.jsp?id=51210212RTAMS |title=- Rail Station: Main Street (Downers Grove) |access-date=2021-12-05 |archive-date=2021-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205024741/https://rtams.org/search?query=%20rtams%20station.jsp%3Fid%3D51210212RTAMS |url-status=live }}</ref>

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==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Downers Grove – Main Street (Metra)}} {{Metra web|BNSF Railway|MAINST-DG|Downers Grove Main Street}} *[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/pmbnsf6.jpg Image of Westbound Train @ Downers Grove/Main Street (Metra Railfans)] *[http://www.digitalpast.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/lakecoun004&CISOPTR=5379&REC=15 1949 Photo of Station (DigitalPast.org)] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724053458/http://www.rxrsignals.net/Illinois/A-K/Downers_Grove/Main/ Downer's Grove-Main Street Crossing (Mike's Railroad Crossing Website)] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.795485,-88.010413&spn=0.003983,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.795485,-88.010413&panoid=en0efl5GeN8HxmKTCEwYcw&cbp=12,68.59,,0,0 Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View]

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