Downers Grove Main Street is one of three railroad stations on Metra's BNSF Railway Line in Downers Grove, Illinois, United States. The station is at Main Street, 21.1mi from Union Station, the east end of the line. The local police department is nearby. Parking lots are managed by the Village of Downers Grove.It is the third-busiest Metra station outside of Downtown Chicago, only behind Naperville and Route 59 .The station has connections to multiple Pace Buses, including the Commuter Shuttle lines.This station was the site of the 1947 Zephyr train wreck that killed 3 and injured more than 30.The station is currently undergoing a $1.1 million platform replacement project, due for completion in July 2015.Many trains on the BNSF run express to or from Downers Grove. This is common during the morning and evening rush hours, in an effort to get passengers to the busier stations quicker.Bus connectionsPace Bus 461 North Downers Grove 462 Southwest Downers Grove 463 Southeast Downers Grove 834 Joliet/Downers Grove
