Elburn is a station on

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located in

Elburn, Illinois Elburn is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,602 as of the 2010 census, up from 2,756 at the 2000 census. It is located at the intersection of Illinois Route 38 and Route 47. Elburn is a town situated west ...

. The station is the western terminus of the West Line. The station is away from

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along the railroad tracks. Elburn station opened on January 23, 2006, when the West Line was extended from . The station is located at ground level. A large coach yard is located just east of the station. , Elburn is the 137th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 336 weekday boardings. As of December 5, 2022, Elburn is served by 48 trains (23 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, by all 10 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays and holidays. All Metra trains that operate this far west originate, or terminate, at Elburn. The first station in Elburn was established in 1854 with the arrival of the

Galena and Chicago Union Railroad The Galena and Chicago Union Railroad (G&CU) was a railroad running west from Chicago to Freeport, Illinois, never reaching Galena, Illinois. A later route went to Clinton, Iowa. Incorporated in 1836, the G&CU became the first railroad built out ...

. This later merged into the

Chicago and North Western Railway The Chicago and North Western was a Class I railroad in the Midwestern United States. It was also known as the "North Western". The railroad operated more than of track at the turn of the 20th century, and over of track in seven states befor ...

(C&NW) and was on the

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–Chicago main line. The C&NW eventually merged into the

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, the current operator of the line, in 1995.

Transportation

Huskie Bus Line
Elburn Shuttle
Taxis
One Choice Cab

References

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* Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 2006 Transportation buildings and structures in Kane County, Illinois Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1854 Railway stations closed in 1959 Union Pacific West Line {{Illinois-railstation-stub