Riverside station (Illinois)

Riverside is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Riverside, Illinois. The station is 11 miles (17.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Riverside is in zone 2. As of 2018, Riverside is the 100th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 493 weekday boardings.^[1] A staffed station building is on the south side of the three tracks.

Riverside
General information
Location	90 Bloomingbank Road Riverside, Illinois
Coordinates	41.8272°N 87.8201°W / 41.8272; -87.8201
Owned by	Village of Riverside
Line	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Construction
Accessible	Yes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1902
Passengers
2018	493 (average weekday)[1]  1.2%
Rank	100 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Hollywood toward Aurora BNSF Harlem Avenue toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Hollywood toward Aurora Suburban Service Harlem Avenue toward Chicago
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Riverside Rd. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

The station was built about 1901 by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad according to a design by the company's general architect, Walter Theodore Krausch.^[3] It is covered with Ludowici clay roof tiles, which were replaced by the original manufacturer in 2017.^[4]

As of September 8, 2025, Riverside is served by 51 trains (25 inbound, 26 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.^[5]