Bensenville station

Bensenville
Bensenville station in August 2023.
General information
Location	110 West Main Street Bensenville, Illinois
Coordinates	41.9569°N 87.9418°W / 41.9569; -87.9418
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Rebuilt	1989
Passengers
2018	414 (average weekday)  16%
Rank	115 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Wood Dale toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Mannheim Weekday Limited toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Wooddale towards Elgin Suburban Service West Line Mannheim towards Chicago
Track layout MD-W west to Big Timber Road Addison St. Main St. Center St. Railroad Ave. York Rd. MD-W east to Union Station
Location

Bensenville is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Bensenville, Illinois. The station is 17.2 miles (27.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Bensenville is in zone 3. As of 2018, Bensenville is the 115th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 414 weekday boardings.

As of February 15, 2024, Bensenville is served by 42 trains (20 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Bensenville station is located on the south side of Main Street across from the railroad tracks. A wide at-grade pedestrian crosswalk provides access between West Main Street and the station. Parking is available along the south side of West Main Street west of Addison Street, but also behind the station house at the intersection of Center & Railroad Streets. Canadian Pacific's Bensenville Yard is east of the station.

Bus connections

Pace

• "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
• "Route 332 – River Road/York Road". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

Gallery

• 
  Bensenville station in June 2017.
• 
  An east to west view of the station during the early evening.
• 
  An outbound train towards Elgin stopped at the Bensenville Metra station.
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  An outbound train towards Elgin stopped at the Bensenville Metra station.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Bensenville station
• Chicago Railfan.net:
  • Bensenville Station
  • Bensenville Locomotive Yard, Rail Yard and Other Yard
• Station from York Road from Google Maps Street View