Geneva station (Illinois)

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 H. As of 2018, 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. Geneva is now the only station on the Union Pacific West Line that has not been triple tracked.

Geneva
Passengers waiting to board a Chicago-bound train
General information
Location	328 Crescent Place Geneva, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8817°N 88.3100°W / 41.8817; -88.3100
Owned by	City of Geneva
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace bus
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	H
History
Opened	1882 (1882)
Rebuilt	1931 (1931), 1988 (1988)
Passengers
2018	1,742 (average weekday)[1]  2%
Rank	14 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station La Fox toward Elburn Union Pacific West West Chicago toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station La Fox toward Omaha Main Line West Chicago toward Chicago through to Branches Galena Division St. Charles Closed 1951 Terminus St. Charles Branch through to Galena Division Batavia toward Aurora Aurora Branch
Location

As of May 30, 2023, 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. Until the line's extension to Elburn on January 23, 2006, Geneva was the western terminus of the Union Pacific West Line.

Until 2006 and the line's extension, half of the weekend trains started at West Chicago. Since then, all of those trains were moved to Elburn, leaving all weekend trains to serve Geneva.