Geneva station (Illinois)
Commuter rail station in Geneva, Illinois
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Geneva is a Metra commuter railroad station in Geneva, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line. The station is 35.5 miles (57.1 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Geneva is in zone 4. As of 2018[update], Geneva is the 14th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,742 weekday boardings.[1] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north platform and outbound trains use the south platform.
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Geneva, Illinois
 Geneva
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Geneva station platforms, November 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 328 Crescent Place Geneva, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.8817°N 88.3100°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Geneva | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace bus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1882[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1931,[citation needed] 1988[citation needed] 2022–2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,742 (average weekday)[1]  2% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 14 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of September 8, 2025, Geneva is served by 56 trains (28 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. On weekdays, three inbound trains originate here, and two outbound trains terminate here.
The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and west to Elburn, Illinois.
History
Until the line's extension to Elburn on January 23, 2006, Geneva was the western terminus of the Union Pacific West Line, and half of the weekend trains started at West Chicago.[3] Since then, all of those trains were moved to Elburn, leaving all weekend trains to serve Geneva.
Geneva was the last station on the line to not be situated on a triple-tracked section. In 2022, the Union Pacific Railroad began construction on a third track throughout Geneva. Construction was originally slated to conclude in 2024,[4] but the project was completed in 2025.[5][6] This resulted in the middle track at the station losing access to a platform, and this track is now solely used by Metra trains that do not stop at the station as well as Union Pacific freight trains.
