Riverside station (Illinois)

Riverside
Location	90 Bloomingbank Road Riverside, Illinois
Coordinates	41°49′38″N 87°49′12″W / 41.8272°N 87.8201°WCoordinates: 41°49′38″N 87°49′12″W / 41.8272°N 87.8201°W
Owned by	Village of Riverside
Line(s)	BNSF Railway
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1902
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	501 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank	101 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Hollywood toward Aurora BNSF Railway Harlem Avenue toward Chicago Union Station

Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles (18 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone C. A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.

The station was built about 1901 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad according to a design by the company's general architect, Walter Theodore Krausch.^[4]

References

1. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
3. Metra Railfan Tips - BNSF Railway Line
4. The Railway Age. 1901-01-01.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Riverside station (Illinois)

• Riverside Road entrance from Google Maps Street View

Riverside Train Station and Water Tower