Glen Ellyn station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Glen Ellyn, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Glen Ellyn | icon={{ric|Metra|upw}}}} | type= | image=GlenEllyn_UP-W.jpg | image_caption=Glen Ellyn station in March 2010. | address=551 Crescent Boulevard, [[Glen Ellyn, Illinois]] 60137 | coordinates={{coord|41.8766|-88.0646|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=3 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=1,929 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=11.2 | pass_rank=9 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened={{start date and age|1936}}{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Village of Glen Ellyn | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/West|left=College Avenue|right=Lombard}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line2=Galena Division|left2=College Avenue|right2=Lombard |header3=Services at adjacent Glen Ellyn station|system3=Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad|line3=Main|left3=College Avenue|right3=Taylor Avenue}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= fSTR!~MFADEg\dSTR!~dMFADEg\dSTR!~dMFADEg\dSTR!~dMFADEg\RP2!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPW}} west to {{stl|Metra|Elburn}} RP2q!~fSTR\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\RP2xRP2 ~~ Main St. fSTR!~PLTl!~POINTERf@gq\dSTR\dSTR\dSTR\RP2!~PLTr ~~ [[Illinois Prairie Path]] fSTR!~PLTl\dSTR\dSTR\dSTR\RP2!~PLTr fSTR!~PLTl\dSTR\dSTR\dSTR\RP2!~PLTr fSTR!~PLTl\dSTR\dSTR\dSTR\RP2!~PLTr!~POINTERg@fq ~~ Crescent Blvd. RP2q!~fSTR\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\RP2xRP2 ~~ Park Blvd. fSTR!~MFADEf\dSTR!~dMFADEf\dSTR!~dMFADEf\dSTR!~dMFADEf\RP2!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPW}} east to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffb2b9 | mapframe-marker = rail }} [[File:Detroit Photographic Company (0329) - Glen Ellyn, Illinois train station.jpg|right|thumb|1898 postcard of Glen Ellyn Chicago & North Western station]]

'''Glen Ellyn''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific West Line]], located in [[Glen Ellyn, Illinois]]. The station is located at 551 Crescent Boulevard in Glen Ellyn. The station is located {{convert|22.4|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the eastern terminus of the West Line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Glen Ellyn is in zone 4. {{As of|2018}}, Glen Ellyn is the ninth busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,929 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=metrarail.com|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> Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north platform and outbound trains use the south platform. The middle track does not have platform access.

As of September 8, 2025, Glen Ellyn is served by all 58 trains (29 in each direction) 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.

Glen Ellyn 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 from 5:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. Tickets are available at the station house on weekdays. The [[Illinois Prairie Path]] runs along the south edge of the complex, running in the former [[Chicago Aurora and Elgin Railroad]] right-of-way.

The station is planned to be reconstructed by 2027, which is to include a new pedestrian tunnel under the tracks to allow riders to access both platforms in the event that grade crossings are blocked by trains.<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 May 2024 |title=Train Station and Pedestrian Underpass |url=https://www.glenellyn.org/683/Train-Station-and-Pedestrian-Underpass |access-date=18 May 2026 |website=Village of Glen Ellyn, Illinois}}</ref>

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==Connections== *[[Pace Suburban Bus|Pace]] Route 715

== External links == *{{Metra web|Union Pacific/West|glenellyn}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.876722,-88.06474&spn=0.002053,0.004812&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.876722,-88.06474&panoid=pPTMldsomkmoDKcFWjpDAQ&cbp=12,149.61,,0,-2.21 Station House from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Glen Ellyn, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in DuPage County, Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1936]] [[Category:Union Pacific West Line]]