{{short description|Commuter rail station in Villa Park, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style = Metra | name = {{Metra header|Villa Park | icon={{ric|Metra|upw}}}} | type = | image = VillaPark_UP-W.jpg | image_caption = Villa Park station in September&nbsp;2010 | address = 349 North Ardmore Avenue, [[Villa Park, Illinois]] 60181 | coordinates = {{coord|41.8965|-87.9775|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = | other = | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | levels = | tracks = 3 | parking = Yes | bicycle = | passengers = 870 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = 5.1 | pass_rank = 59 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system = | opened = {{start date and age|1908}} | closed = | rebuilt = {{start date and age|1979}} | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Village of Villa Park | zone = 3 | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/West|left=Lombard|right=Elmhurst}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|<!--line1=Main Line|left1=Lombard|right1=Bellwood--> |line2=Galena Division|left2=Lombard|right2=Elmhurst}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTR!~MFADEg\dSTR!~dMFADEg\RP2!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|UPW}} west to {{stl|Metra|Elburn}} \vSTR\dSTR\RP2!~POINTERg@fq~~Terrace St. RP2q\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\dRP2q!~dBUE\RP2nRP2~~Ardmore Ave. PLTl\vSTR\dSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\dSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\dSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\dSTR\PLTr vSTR!~MFADEf\dSTR!~dMFADEf~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|UPW}} east to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffb2b9 | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers = }} '''Villa Park''' is a [[Metra]] commuter [[railroad station]] in [[Villa Park, Illinois]], a western suburb of [[Chicago]]. It is served by the [[Union Pacific West Line]] and lies {{convert|17.8|mi|km}} from the eastern terminus.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line]</ref> Trains go east to [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in Chicago and as far west as [[Elburn, Illinois]]. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 43 minutes on local trains to 31 minutes on express trains, with faster times during peak hours. {{As of|2018}}, Villa Park is the 59th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 870 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.

As of September 8, 2025, Villa Park is served by 54 trains (27 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.

The station is on ground level, at North Ardmore Avenue and West Terrace Street, with parking lots north and south of the tracks. Villa Park's commercial district is centered on Ardmore Ave. and Saint Charles Road, several blocks south of the station. Another [[Villa Avenue station]], which was built by the [[Chicago, Aurora, and Elgin Railroad]] in 1929, has been on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1986.<ref>[http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/IL/Du+Page/state.html DuPage County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places]</ref>

Due to the relatively close proximity to Proviso Yard, Metra trains occasionally must use the middle track to avoid the frequent freight traffic. Because the middle track has no platform, the train's cab car receives and discharges passengers at the Ardmore Avenue railroad crossing when this does occur.

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==External links== {{Metra web|Union Pacific/West|VillaPark}} *[http://www.vphistoricalsociety.com/cae.htm Villa Park Historical Society Museum &mdash; historical photos] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.896144,-87.979063&spn=0.002052,0.004812&t=h&z=18&layer=c&cbll=41.89624,-87.979058&panoid=IX9gVFyHB7HIkk3D_FL09g&cbp=12,97.98,,0,8.23 Station from Ardmore Avenue from Google Maps Street View]

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