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{{short description|Commuter rail station in Aurora and Naperville, Illinois}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{primary sources|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox Station
|name={{Metra header | name=Route 59
 | icon={{ric|Metra|bnsf}}}}
 | image=Route-59.jpg
 | image_caption=Route 59 station in June 2010
 | style=Metra
 | address= 1090 North [[Illinois Route 59|Route 59]], [[Aurora, Illinois]]
 | coordinates={{coord|41.7779|-88.2087|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}
 | line=[[BNSF Railway|BNSF]] [[Chicago Subdivision]]<!-- the physical "line" is not the same as "services" which are detailed below -->
 | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace buses]]
 | structure=
 | platform=2 [[side platform]]s
 | levels=
 | tracks=3
 | parking=Yes
 | bicycle=Yes
 | passengers=6,339 (avg. weekday)<ref name=":0" />
 | pass_year=2018
 | pass_percent=9.7
 | pass_rank=1 out of 236<ref name=":0" />
 | pass_system=
 | opened=July 16, 1989
 | closed=
 | rebuilt=
 | electrified=
 | accessible=Yes
 | code=
 | owned=BNSF Railway
 | zone=4
 | former=
 | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=BNSF Railway|left=Aurora|right=Naperville}}
 | other_services_header = Former services at Eola
 | other_services_collapsible = yes
 | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad|line=Suburban|left=Aurora|right=Naperville}}
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'''Route 59 station''' is a [[Metra]] station along the [[BNSF Line]] on the border of [[Aurora, Illinois]], and [[Naperville, Illinois]]. The station is located at, and named for, [[Illinois Route 59]], to distinguish itself from {{stl|Metra|Naperville}} to the east and {{stl|Metra|Aurora}} to the west. It opened on July 16, 1989.<ref>{{cite book |title=Metra Fact Book |date=2018 |publisher=Metra |page=12 |url=https://metra.com/sites/default/files/assets/brochure_9_25x8_metrafactbook_2018_smfinal_1.pdf |access-date=20 July 2023}}</ref> As of 2018, Route 59 is the busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 6,339 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

==Bus connections==
'''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]'''
<!--* 534  Fox Valley Villages/Route 59 Metra Station-->
* 559  Illinois Route 59
<!--* 672  95th St. Park & Ride/Route 59 Metra Direct
* 673  Community Christian Park-n-Ride/Route 59 Metra Direct
* 675  Wheatland Salem Park-n-Ride/Route 59 Metra Direct-->
'''[[Greyhound Lines]]'''
* Chicago–[[Davenport, Iowa]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Metra web|BNSF Railway|route59}}
*[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.778241,-88.210594&spn=0.003984,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.778241,-88.210594&panoid=bZKFn3jt608TuEjBTvejCA&cbp=12,130.24,,0,0.7 Station from Google Maps Street View]

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[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]]
[[Category:Transportation in Naperville, Illinois]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Naperville, Illinois]]
[[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1989]]