Hinsdale station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Hinsdale, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra|name={{Metra header | name=Hinsdale | icon={{ric|Metra|bnsf}}}} | type= | image=Hinsdale Station.jpg | image_caption= | address=21 E Hinsdale Ave<br />[[Hinsdale, Illinois]] | coordinates= | line=[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Chicago Subdivision]] | other='''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Bus]]''' | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=3 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | opened=1898/1899 | closed= | rebuilt= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Village of Hinsdale | zone=3 | former=Brush Hill | passengers=1,155 (avg. weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-0.4 | pass_rank=35 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=BNSF Railway|left=West Hinsdale|note-left=Weekday Limited|right=Highlands|note-right=Weekday Limited}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible = yes |other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|line=Suburban|left=West Hinsdale|right=Highlands}} | 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~~ ~~Garfield St. STR\STR\PSTR(L) STR\STR\PSTR(L) 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) RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~BUE-us\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~ ~~Lincoln St. PSTR(R)\STR\STR PSTR(R)\STR\STR STRf!~POINTERg@fq\STR\STRg~~ ~~ ~~{{BSto|{{rint|Chicago|BNSF}}|west to {{stl|Metra|Aurora}}}} STR!~MFADEf\STR!~MFADEf\STR!~MFADEf }} | nrhp = {{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | nrhp_type = cp | nocat = yes | name = '''Brush Hill Train Station''' | image = | caption = | location = [[Hinsdale, Illinois]], USA | coordinates = {{coord|41|48|10.08|N|87|55|41.88|W|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#3daf2c |zoom=15 }} | area = | built = | architect = [[Walter Theodore Krausch]] | architecture = Renaissance Revival | added = May 30, 2006<ref>[https://npgallery.nps.gov/nrhp National Register of Historic Places Listings; May 30, 2006]</ref> | partof=[[Downtown Hinsdale Historic District]] | partof_refnum = 06000011 |mpsub= | governing_body = }} }} '''Hinsdale''' is one of three stations on [[Metra]]'s [[BNSF Line]] in [[Hinsdale, Illinois]], and the only one open daily (the other two are only served during rush hours). The station is {{convert|16.9|mi|km}} from [[Chicago Union Station|Union Station]], the east end of the line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmbnsf.html Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Hinsdale is in zone 3. As of 2018, Hinsdale is the 35th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,155 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> There is a historic staffed station and commercial use building. Originally known as the '''Brush Hill Train Station''', the depot was designed for the [[Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad]] by staff architect Walter Theodore Krausch, built by Grace & Hyde Company in 1899, and is listed as a contributing building in the [[Downtown Hinsdale Historic District]].<ref>[http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/PDFs/162590.pdf National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Downtown Hinsdale Historic District]</ref>

As of September 8, 2025, Hinsdale is served by 59 trains (30 inbound, 29 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.<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>

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== External links == *{{commons category-inline|Hinsdale (Metra station)}} *{{Metra web|BNSF Railway|hinsdale}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20111002174912/http://www.rxrsignals.net/Illinois/A-K/Hinsdale/ Hinsdale, Illinois Railroad Crossings (Mike's Railroad Crossing Website)] *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/katherineofchicago/3572718413/in/set-72157612037449726/ Flickr Photo] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.803194,-87.927236&spn=0.003983,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.803194,-87.927236&panoid=wknsMt7Zs049lzskTn0EDg&cbp=12,265.38,,0,2.67 Station from Garfield Avenue from Google Maps Street View] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.802615,-87.929227&spn=0.003983,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.802697,-87.929276&panoid=dA9wQdeQjVom8_kfWeclbA&cbp=12,66.79,,0,-0.14 Station from Washington Street from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad stations]] [[Category:Hinsdale, Illinois]] [[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in DuPage County, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1899]]