Rail Station: Main Street (Downers Grove)

Overview

Rail Lines:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe

Status:

year-round

Location:

5001 Main St.

Fare Zone:

E
Detailed Metra Fare Structure

Milepost:

21.2

Related Web Pages:

Burlington Northern Santa Fe Schedule from Metra

Metra Station Page

Station Area Diagram

Demographics

1/2 Mile

1 Mile

2000 Population:

4,301

13,766

2010 Population:

4,324

13,529

Population Change:

+0.5%

-1.8%

2000 Employment:

2,291

5,244

2010 Employment:

3,605

6,764

Employment Change:

+36.4%

+22.5%

Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) 2010 population and employment data are based on 2007 U.S. Census estimates and have not been adjusted based on the 2010 Decennial Census. 2000 population and employment data are estimates tabulated by the Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC).

Ridership

Weekday Boardings:

2,328 (2006 count)

Ridership Trend

Parking Capacity:

890 spaces (2012 count)

Parking Utilization:

99%

Mode of Access:

21% Walked, 45% Drive Alone, 19% Dropped Off, 5% Carpool, 6% Bus, 2% Bike, 2% Other (2006 Survey)

Parking and Access

Related Projects

Capital Program:

List of Capital Projects

Funding Programs:

none

Planning Studies:

none

Connecting Services

Pace Bus Routes:

461 North Downers Grove

462 Southwest Downers Grove

463 Southeast Downers Grove

834 Joliet-Downers Grove

Related Jurisdictions

Counties:

DuPage

Municipalities:

Downers Grove

US Congressional Districts:

6 Peter Roskam

IL Senate Districts:

41 Christine Radogno

IL House Districts:

81 Ron Sandack

County Board Districts:

DuPage 3

Chicago Wards:

none

Councils of Mayors:

DuPage

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Land Use

Category		1/2 mile	1 mile
	Residential	73%	76%
	Open Space	3%	7%
	Commercial and Services	12%	6%
	Institutional	6%	5%
	Industrial and Warehousing and Wholesale Trade	1%	1%
	Transportation, Communication and Utilities	2%	1%
Source: CMAP 2005 Land Use Inventory

Station Area Map

Interactive Map	Map Legend

Station Aerial Photo

Source: ESRI World_Imagery