Romeoville is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor at the intersection of 135th Street and New Avenue in Romeoville, Illinois. As of 2018, Romeoville is the 170th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 148 weekday boardings.[2] As of February 15, 2024, Romeoville is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.
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| Location | 899 East Romeo Road Romeoville, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | CN Joliet Subdivision | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | 283 spaces[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | February 5, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 148 (average weekday)[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 170 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Romeoville village trustees approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the construction of a new Metra station on the corner of 135th Street and New Avenue on January 7, 2015. The agreement specified that the village of Romeoville would dedicate $550,000 from its Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the project. The state of Illinois would then reimburse the village through a $440,000 Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant, which would cover 80 percent of the cost.[3] On October 19, 2016, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Romeoville Metra station was selected to receive a $296,700 grant as a part of the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. The funds were to help pay for sidewalks, platforms, and a warming shelter in addition to the construction of a nearby access road, and the completion of a multi-use path south of 135th Street with lighting.[4] Construction began in May 2017.[5] The station opened on February 5, 2018.[6]
Previously the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway operated a station which served Romeoville.
References
edit- ^ "Transportation". Village of Romeoville. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Shanker, Vcas (January 7, 2015). "Romeoville enters agreement with IDOT for Metra station". mySuburbanLife.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "From the community: Funding Approved for Romeoville Metra Station". Chicago Tribune. October 18, 2016. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ "Romeoville breaks ground on new Metra station". Metra. May 16, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
- ^ "Romeoville Metra station opens – Bugle Newspapers". buglenewspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
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