# Elburn station

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Commuter rail station in Elburn, Illinois

Elburn Elburn station in October 2016. General information Location 422 East Railroad Avenue Elburn, Illinois 60119 Coordinates 41°53′26″N 88°27′50″W / 41.8906°N 88.4640°W / 41.8906; -88.4640 Owned by Union Pacific Railroad Platforms 1 side platform Tracks 3 Connections Huskie Bus Line Construction Parking 300 spaces, $1.25 per day Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened 1854; 172 years ago (1854) (G&CU/C&NW) January 23, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-01-23) (Metra) Closed 1959; 67 years ago (1959) (C&NW) Passengers 2018 336 (average weekday)[1] 9.4% Rank 137 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Terminus Union Pacific West La Fox toward Ogilvie TC Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Maple Park toward Omaha Main Line La Fox toward Chicago Track layout Legend UP Geneva Subdivision continues west ends to rail yard to Ogilvie TC Location

**Elburn** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific West Line](/source/Union_Pacific_West_Line) located in [Elburn, Illinois](/source/Elburn%2C_Illinois). The station is the western terminus of the West Line. The station is 43.8 miles (70.5 km) away from [Ogilvie Transportation Center](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center) along the railroad tracks.[2] Elburn station opened on January 23, 2006, when the West Line was extended from [Geneva](/source/Geneva_station_(Illinois)). The station is located at ground level. A large coach yard is located just east of the station.[3] As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Elburn_station&action=edit), Elburn is the 137th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 336 weekday boardings.[1]

As of September 8, 2025, Elburn is served by 47 trains (23 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. All Metra trains that operate this far west originate, or terminate, at Elburn.

The first station in Elburn was established in 1854 with the arrival of the [Galena and Chicago Union Railroad](/source/Galena_and_Chicago_Union_Railroad). This later merged into the [Chicago and North Western Railway](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway) (C&NW) and was on the [Omaha](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska)–Chicago main line.[4] The C&NW eventually merged into the [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad), the current operator of the line, in 1995.

## Transportation

**Huskie Bus Line**

- [Elburn Shuttle](https://www.niu.edu/about/maps/bus.shtml#elburn) to [NIU](https://www.niu.edu) in [DeKalb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DeKalb,_Illinois)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *metrarail.com*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupw.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Van Hattem, Matt (July 5, 2006). ["Metra: Chicago's commuter railroad"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081204103728/http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=418). [Trains](/source/Trains_(magazine)). Archived from [the original](http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=418) on December 4, 2008. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Elburn, IL"](https://www.up.com/aboutup/train_town/elburn_il/index.htm). [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/Union_Pacific_Railroad). Retrieved March 29, 2020.

## External links

- Media related to [Elburn (Metra)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Elburn_(Metra)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Metra – Stations – Elburn station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/up-w/stations/elburn)

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