Aurora Transportation Center


The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Aurora, Illinois. The station is from Union Station, the east end of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Aurora is in zone H. There is a staffed station building. Just north of the station is the Hill Yard, a large coach yard used to store the Metra trains on the BNSF Line. Aurora is a stub-track terminal, which means the Metra tracks end here. Amtrak and BNSF freights use the two tracks east of the station.
Aurora is the west end of the BNSF Railway Line and is served by numerous Pace bus routes. It served as a Greyhound bus stop until September 7, 2011.

History

The station replaced the former Aurora station, at the corners of South Broadway and Washington Street. The station was constructed in 1922 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad and closed in 1986. It was also served by Amtrak and Metra trains until the opening of the Aurora Transportation Center. The building was torn down in April 2013. Amtrak service shifted to Naperville station, and continue to stop presently.

Bus connections

Pace