Aurora Transportation Center

The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Aurora, Illinois. The station is 37.1 miles (59.7 km) from Union Station, the east end of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Aurora is in zone H. As of 2018, Aurora is the 13th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,856 weekday boardings.[1] 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 Transportation Center
The terminal tracks of the Aurora station in September 2016. The former Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad roundhouse is on the left.
Location	233 North Broadway Aurora, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7613°N 88.3081°W / 41.7613; -88.3081
Owned by	City of Aurora
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	H
History
Opened	1986
Passengers
2018	1,856 (average weekday)[1]  4.1%
Rank	13 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Terminus BNSF Railway Route 59 toward Union Station
Former services at old station Preceding station Amtrak Following station Galesburg toward Oakland San Francisco Zephyr Until 1983 Chicago Terminus Galesburg toward Los Angeles Desert Wind Until 1983 Plano toward Quincy Illinois Zephyr Until 1983 La Grange Road toward Chicago Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Bristol toward Denver Main Line La Grange toward Chicago Sugar Grove toward Minneapolis Minneapolis – Chicago Terminus Suburban Service Eola toward Chicago

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.[3]