Romeoville station (Metra)

Romeoville is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor at the intersection of 135th Street and New Avenue in Romeoville, Illinois. As of 2018, Romeoville is the 170th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 148 weekday boardings.[2]

Romeoville
Location	899 East Romeo Road Romeoville, Illinois
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	283 spaces[1]
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	F
History
Opened	February 5, 2018
Passengers
2018	148 (average weekday)[2]
Rank	170 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Lockport toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Lemont toward Union Station

Romeoville village trustees approved an agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation for the construction of a new Metra station on the corner of 135th Street and New Avenue on January 7, 2015. The agreement specified that the village of Romeoville would dedicate $550,000 from its Motor Fuel Tax Fund to the project. The state of Illinois would then reimburse the village through a $440,000 Congestion, Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement grant, which would cover 80 percent of the cost.[3] On October 19, 2016, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced that the Romeoville Metra station was selected to receive a $296,700 grant as a part of the Illinois Transportation Enhancement Program. The funds were to help pay for sidewalks, platforms, and a warming shelter in addition to the construction of a nearby access road, and the completion of a multi-use path south of 135th Street with lighting.[4] Construction began in May 2017.[5] The station opened on February 5, 2018.[6]

Previously the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway operated a station which served Romeoville.