Geneva station (Illinois)


Geneva is a Metra commuter railroad station in Geneva, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line. The station is away from Ogilvie Transportation Center. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Geneva is in zone 4., Geneva is the 14th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,742 weekday boardings. Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north platform and outbound trains use the south platform.
As of September 8, 2025, Geneva is served by 56 trains on weekdays, by all 20 trains on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains on Sundays and holidays. On weekdays, three inbound trains originate here, and two outbound trains terminate here.
The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and west to Elburn, Illinois.

History

Until the line's extension to on January 23, 2006, Geneva was the western terminus of the Union Pacific West Line, and half of the weekend trains started at. Since then, all of those trains were moved to Elburn, leaving all weekend trains to serve Geneva.
Geneva was the last station on the line to not be situated on a triple-tracked section. In 2022, the Union Pacific Railroad began construction on a third track throughout Geneva. Construction was originally slated to conclude in 2024, but the project was delayed to summer 2025.

Bus connections

Pace
  • 592 St. Charles - Geneva Call-n-Ride
  • 596 Batavia Call-n-Ride
  • 801 Elgin/Geneva
  • 802 Aurora/Geneva via Lake