Fairview Avenue
Fairview Avenue station in September 2016.
General information
LocationFairview & Burlington Avenues
Downers Grove, Illinois
Coordinates41°47′43″N 87°59′38″W / 41.7954°N 87.9940°W / 41.7954; -87.9940
Owned byVillage of Downers Grove
Line(s)BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks3
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zoneE
History
Opened1917
Passengers
2018415 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 9.4%
Rank113 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Downers Grove Main Street
toward Aurora
 BNSF Westmont
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Downers Grove Main Street
toward Aurora
 Suburban Service Westmont
toward Chicago
Location

Fairview Avenue is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Line in Downers Grove, Illinois. The station is 20.3 miles (32.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] As of 2018, Fairview Avenue is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings.[1] Though its official address is on Fairview Avenue (hence the name) and Burlington Avenue, the main parking lot is on the south side of the tracks off of nearby Second Street. All parking lots, including the main parking lot are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.

Fairview Avenue station has a colonial barn-type design more akin to railroad stations of the Northeastern United States, such as those on the Long Island Rail Road, and also matching the adjacent Pepperidge Farm bakery. Currently no buses run near the station.

Incident

On August 26, 1991, a 41-year-old woman, Mary T. Wojtyla, was killed at this station after being struck by a westbound Metra express train.[3] The accident was captured on camera by a railfan and an edited version of the footage cutting out the moment of impact is often used by Operation Lifesaver to stress the importance of rail safety.

References

  1. ↑ At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.
  1. 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line". Archived from the original on March 12, 2011.
  3. ↑ "Train Kills Woman In Downers". Chicago Tribune. Downers Grove, Illinois. August 27, 1991. Retrieved October 21, 2019.


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