Aurora Transportation Center
The Aurora Transportation Center is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Aurora, Illinois. The station is 37.1 miles from Union Station, the east end of the line.- Type: Railway station
- Description: train station on Metra’s BNSF Railway Line in Aurora, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “Aurora”, “Aurora (CB&Q station)”, “Aurora (Metra station)”, “Aurora (Metra)”, “Aurora station (Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad)”, “Aurora station (Illinois)”, and “Aurora station (Metra)”
- Address: 233 North Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aurora Regional Fire Museum and Hollywood Casino Aurora.
Aurora Regional Fire Museum
Museum
The Aurora Regional Fire Museum is an educational institution located in Aurora, Illinois, US. Its purpose is to preserve and exhibit the artifacts and history of fire departments in Aurora and the surrounding area, as well as to teach and promote fire safety and prevention. Aurora Regional Fire Museum is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Aurora Transportation Center.
Hollywood Casino Aurora
Casino
Hollywood Casino Aurora is a casino located in Aurora, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. The casino opened on June 17, 1993, as a riverboat casino on the Fox River. Hollywood Casino Aurora is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Aurora Transportation Center.
Paramount Theatre
Arts center
The Paramount Theatre, also known as the Paramount Arts Center, opened in Aurora, Illinois, in 1931. It was designed by Rapp and Rapp in the Art Deco style with Venetian elements. Paramount Theatre is situated 2,400 feet southwest of Aurora Transportation Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Aurora and Eola.
North Aurora
Town
North Aurora is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States, and a suburb of Aurora. Per the 2020 census, the population was 18,261. North Aurora maintains its own public library district, fire district, and police department, but public spaces and parks are managed by the neighboring Fox Valley Park District. North Aurora is situated 3½ miles north of Aurora Transportation Center.
Eola
Hamlet
Eola is an unincorporated community in Naperville Township, DuPage County, Illinois, United States. Although unincorporated, it has a post office, and has been given the zip code 60519. Eola is situated 3½ miles east of Aurora Transportation Center.
Boulder Hill
Village
Boulder Hill is a census-designated place in Oswego Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States. According to the 2020 census, the population was 8,394. It is part of the Chicago metropolitan area on the Fox River, south of Aurora. Boulder Hill is situated 3½ miles southwest of Aurora Transportation Center.
Aurora Transportation Center
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Aurora, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.76136° or 41° 45′ 41″ north
Longitude
-88.30754° or 88° 18′ 27″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Metra
Network
Open location code
86HHQM6R+GX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Aurora Transportation Center” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “奧羅拉轉運中心”
- French: “Aurora”
- French: “gare d’Aurora”
- German: “Aurora”
- Japanese: “オーロラ駅”
- Persian: “مرکز حملونقل آرورا”
- Urdu: “ارورا ٹرانسپورٹیشن سینٹر”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Aurora Transportation Center and Lincoln Avenue Park.
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