Joliet (Amtrak station)

Joliet
Amtrak Inter-city rail station Metra commuter rail station
Location	50 East Jefferson Street Joliet, Illinois 60432
Owned by	City of Joliet (⅔) and Metra (⅓)
Platforms	1 side platform (Rock Island District) 1 side, 1 island (Amtrak)
Tracks	1 (Rock Island District) 4 (Amtrak)
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Station code	JOL (Amtrak)
Fare zone	H (Metra)
History
Opened	1912
Closed	2014
Rebuilt	1989–1991
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	70,148  0%
Services
Former services   Preceding station   Amtrak   Following station Dwight toward St. Louis Lincoln Service Summit toward Chicago Pontiac, IL toward San Antonio or Los Angeles Texas Eagle Chicago Terminus Metra Terminus Heritage Corridor Lockport toward Chicago Union Station Rock Island District New Lenox toward LaSalle Street Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Millsdale toward Los Angeles Main Line Lockport toward Chicago Dearborn Station Streator toward Los Angeles Main Line Major stations Chicago Dearborn Station Terminus Rock Island Line Minooka toward Denver or Colorado Springs Main Line New Lenox toward Chicago (LaSalle Street Station)
Joliet Union Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Joliet, Illinois, USA
Coordinates	41°31′28″N 88°4′46″W / 41.52444°N 88.07944°W / 41.52444; -88.07944Coordinates: 41°31′28″N 88°4′46″W / 41.52444°N 88.07944°W / 41.52444; -88.07944
Architect	Cook Engineering & Construction, Jarvis Hunt
Architectural style	Beaux Arts/Classical
NRHP Reference #	78001200
Added to NRHP	August 1, 1978

Joliet Union Station is a former commuter and long-distance railroad station in Joliet, Illinois serving both Amtrak long-distance and Metra commuter trains. It is in the process of being replaced by the new Joliet Transportation Center, a train station that is under construction in an adjacent location and is expected to go into service in spring 2016. Train service to Joliet Union Station permanently ceased in September 2014.

When it was in active service, Joliet Union Station was at the junction of the former Rock Island Line, Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe, and Alton Railroad main lines. Therefore, it has two different milepost numbers depending on how far each route is to Chicago. On The Metra Rock Island District Line, Joliet is 40.2 miles (64.7 km) away from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line in Downtown Chicago. On The Metra Heritage Corridor and Amtrak routes, 37.2 miles (59.9 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.

The Rock Island line runs via Blue Island, Illinois to LaSalle Street Station (track owned by Metra), while the Metra Heritage Corridor line runs via Summit, Illinois to Chicago's Union Station (track owned by Canadian National). The Blue Island trains leave from a single track on the south side of the station, while four tracks on the east side serve Amtrak, Metra Heritage, BNSF freight, and Union Pacific freight trains (BNSF owns the western two tracks, while UP owns the eastern two).CSX takes over ownership of the Rock Island tracks just west of the station, with trackage rights from the Iowa Interstate Railroad.