Romeoville station (Metra)
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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.