An eight mile extension from Geneva to Elburn was completed in January 2006, extending the Union Pacific [UP-W] Line nearly 44 miles west from Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center. Serving communities in parts of western Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, this expansion will help meet the needs of the substantial residential growth along the rail corridor.

The UP-W service provides 65 weekday trains and serves approximately 29,000 passenger trips daily. A spread of weekend service is also available throughout the day and evening.

The western portion of the extension includes stations at LaFox and Elburn, 600 parking spaces, and a coach yard. The coach yard, along with additional track and signals will increase track capacity for both commuter and freight trains and provide a more efficient operation. As part of Metra's larger capital improvement plan, Bunker Road has been extended north of Keslinger Road to provide access for the LaFox station.

In addition to serving its largest customer market, Chicago's Central Business District, this extension enhances suburb-to-suburb opportunities for Kane county commuters who will benefit from "peak directional" service frequency to access employment markets along the rail line.

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