# River Grove station

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Commuter rail station in River Grove, Illinois

Not to be confused with [Fox River Grove](/source/Fox_River_Grove_station) on the [Union Pacific Northwest Line](/source/Union_Pacific_Northwest_Line).

River Grove River Grove station in September 2016. General information Location 8421 Arnold Avenue River Grove, Illinois 60171 Coordinates 41°55′52″N 87°50′10″W / 41.9310°N 87.8362°W / 41.9310; -87.8362 Owned by Metra Line Elgin Subdivision Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Tracks 3 Connections Pace bus Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 2 History Opened 1946 Passengers 2018 333 (average weekday)[1] 5.4% Rank 138 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Franklin Park toward Big Timber/​Elgin Milwaukee District West Elmwood Park toward Union Station Belmont Avenue toward Antioch North Central Service Western Avenue toward Union Station Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Franklin Park toward Elgin Suburban Service West Line Elmwood Park toward Chicago Track layout Legend MDW west to Big Timber Road NCS north to Antioch Arnold St. IL 171 (Thatcher Ave.) MDW NCS to Union Station Location

**River Grove** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [North Central Service](/source/North_Central_Service) and [Milwaukee District West Line](/source/Milwaukee_District_West_Line) in [River Grove, Illinois](/source/River_Grove%2C_Illinois). The station is 11.4 miles (18.3 km) away from [Chicago Union Station](/source/Chicago_Union_Station), the southern terminus of the lines.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, River Grove is in zone 2. As of 2018, River Grove is the 138th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 333 weekday boardings.[1]

On the Milwaukee District West Line, as of February 15, 2024, River Grove is served by 41 trains (20 inbound, 21 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.

On the North Central Service, as of February 15, 2024, River Grove is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.

West of the station, the North Central Service diverges from the ex-[Milwaukee Road](/source/Milwaukee_Road)'s Chicago-[Omaha](/source/Omaha)-[Kansas City](/source/Kansas_City) mainline at the B-12 junction in [Franklin Park, Illinois](/source/Franklin_Park%2C_Illinois) and proceeds north on the [Canadian National Railway](/source/Canadian_National_Railway)'s [Waukesha Subdivision](/source/Waukesha_Subdivision), with the Milwaukee District West Line continuing to the west. Inbound North Central trains bypass the next six MD West stations, running nonstop to [Western Avenue](/source/Western_Avenue_station_(Milwaukee_District)). The station is located across the tracks from Arnold Avenue on the corner of [Illinois Route 171](/source/Illinois_Route_171), and is surrounded by the local St. Joseph's Cemetery. It is also located across from [Elmwood Cemetery](/source/Elmwood_Cemetery_(River_Grove%2C_Illinois)).

## Bus connections

**[Pace](/source/Pace_(transit))**

- ["Route 319 – Grand Avenue"](http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=319). *PaceBus.com*. Chicago: [Pace Suburban Bus Service](/source/Pace_(transit)). (Monday-Saturday only)

- ["Route 331 – Cumberland/5th Avenue"](http://www.pacebus.com/sub/schedules/route_detail.asp?RouteNo=331). *PaceBus.com*. Chicago: [Pace Suburban Bus Service](/source/Pace_(transit)).

## 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). *Metra*. 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 - Milwaukee District/West](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilww.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Metra North Central Service](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/ncs/stations/rivergrove)

- [Metra – Stations – Metra Milwaukee District/West](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/md-w/stations/rivergrove)

- [Station from Thatcher Avenue from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.930745,-87.83581&spn=0.003975,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.930745,-87.83581&panoid=iKttJJcUFRsKSu6-bewvWg&cbp=12,297.5,,0,0.91)

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