Pace I-90 Express Bus Service is an on highway express bus service between Rosemont Transportation Center and Elgin operated by

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. The buses operate on the

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and use "flex lanes" to avoid traffic, similar to a bus on shoulder service.

History

Planning for an extension of the Blue Line past O'Hare began in 1998. However, after a series of proposals were presented in 2003, local leaders preferred Metra's Plan: the STAR Line. When Metra started planning for the STAR Line, surveying revealed natural gas lines that Metra would have to pay to relocate. The project ultimately failed to get federal funding. After the STAR Line failed to get funding, Pace Bus began planning for its I-90 Express service as part of its Vision 2020. Service between Rosemont and Elgin, and

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and Elgin, began in December 2016. In December 2017, the IL 25 Station opened. In August 2018, Barrington Road Station, the on-highway train station like stop, opened, finishing the project.{{Cite web, url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20180810/new-transit-center-on-i-90-links-commuters-to-pace-express-service, title=New transit center on I-90 links commuters to Pace express service, last=report, first=Daily Herald, date=2018-08-10, website=Daily Herald, language=en-US, access-date=2020-04-06 The Pace Express service has been described as a "mini STAR Line."

Service

The service operates as four routes: 600, 603, 605, and 607.

600: Rosemont - Schaumburg Express

Exclusivity operates nonstop between Rosemont Transportation Center and Northwest Transportation Center in Schaumburg. This was a peak-only route before the introduction of the I-90 Express service.

603: Elgin Transportation Center - Rosemont Express

Operates between Rosemont Transportation Center and

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, stopping at Barrington Road and IL 25.

605: I-90/Randall Rd. Station - Rosemont Express

Same route as 603 until IL 25 where it splits and continues on I-90 to Randall Road Station.

607: I-90/Randall Rd. Station - Schaumburg Express

Operates between Randall Road and Northwest Transportation Center stopping at IL 25 and Barrington Road. The 603 and the 605 combined provide more frequent service at IL 25 and Barrington Road. Other Pace routes, such as 610 and 606, also use I-90.

References

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