The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on

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. The station is from

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, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Aurora is in zone H. As of 2018, Aurora is the 13th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,856 weekday boardings. There is a staffed station building. Just north of the station is the Hill Yard, a large coach yard used to store the Metra trains on the

. Aurora is a stub-track

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, which means the Metra tracks end here. Amtrak and BNSF freights use the two tracks east of the station. Aurora is the west end of the BNSF Railway Line and is served by numerous

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bus routes. It served as a

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bus stop until September 7, 2011.

History

The station replaced the former Aurora Depot, at the corners of South Broadway and Washington Street. The station was constructed in 1922 by the

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and closed in 1986. It was also served by

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and Metra trains until the opening of the Aurora Transportation Center. The building was torn down in April 2013. Amtrak service shifted to

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, and continue to stop presently.

Bus connections

* 524 West Aurora * 530 West Galena/Naperville * 533 Northeast Aurora * 802 Aurora/Geneva via Lake

References

External links

* Metra stations in Illinois Buildings and structures in Aurora, Illinois Transportation in Aurora, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1986 Bus stations in Illinois {{Illinois-railstation-stub