Romeoville station (Metra)

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Romeoville, Illinois}}

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| address=899 East Romeo Road
Romeoville, Illinois

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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.{{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=}}

As of February 15, 2024, Romeoville is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.

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.{{cite news|last1=Shanker|first1=Vcas|title=Romeoville enters agreement with IDOT for Metra station|url=http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2015/01/07/romeoville-enters-agreement-with-idot-for-metra-station/ax9mboy/|accessdate=May 10, 2017|publisher=mySuburbanLife.com|date=January 7, 2015}} 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.{{cite news|title=From the community: Funding Approved for Romeoville Metra Station|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/joliet-romeoville/community/chi-ugc-article-funding-approved-for-romeoville-metra-station-2016-10-18-story.html|accessdate=May 10, 2017|publisher=Chicago Tribune|date=October 18, 2016}} Construction began in May 2017.{{cite web |url=https://metrarail.com/about-metra/newsroom/romeoville-breaks-ground-new-metra-station |title=Romeoville breaks ground on new Metra station |date=May 16, 2017 |website=Metra |publisher= |access-date=June 21, 2017}} The station opened on February 5, 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://buglenewspapers.com/romeoville-metra-station-opens|title=Romeoville Metra station opens – Bugle Newspapers|website=buglenewspapers.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-02-24}}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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