Great location with plenty of businesses and parking around…read more Could use better weather protection for the extreme hot/cold days but it is what it is. Schedule and on-time service is good for the most part.

This review is for the train station itself. Homeless people mess up the bathrooms, doing stuff…read morelike getting s*it on the floor. That's not being prejudice, because me currently being homeless myself, I use the bathroom to shave, wash my hair and clean myself with personal washcloths. The difference is I'm way more respectful and don't trash the bathroom. Just know that if you use the bathrooms here, don't expect cleanliness.

Neat clean shelter from the elements. While the stations are not manned any longer, the timetable…read moreposters are current and it is climate controlled. The shelter is only open limited hours, 4:30 am to 1:30 pm.

A train station with clear free parking signs and clearly stated on their website - Permit spaces…read moreare FREE after 11:00 a.m. on weekdays, as well as Saturday, Sunday, and Village holidays. Love it!! This station has so much parking available and isn't in a downtown suburb so it is always so easy to get to and park at. There are so many parking lots that it is overwhelming to Map at first but once you are there it is super easy! My only negative with this station or just metra is my train came 8 minutes early and it didn't stay at the station until the scheduled time. Wtf?

Inside area to wait that is also heated or cooled depending on the season. Train maps and live wait…read moretimes are available. No bathrooms so plan accordingly.

This suburban Metra station was just remodeled and they have done an excellent job with the…read morelanscaping and beutificaiton. The only thing that could improve is equipping the shelters with AC to cool off commuters.

God AWFUL customer service if you ever have an issue. The wrong phone number is on the VENTRA app,…read morewhich you need to use for your Metra tickets, but not when you have a Metra issue. For the most part, EVERYONE you deal with is down right RUDE & unprofessional. Absolutely DISGUSTED with BOTH VENTRA & Metra

Great station to commute into the city. The morning semi-express trains start from one station…read moreprior to this one (at Fairview), so there is always a window seat available wherever you want to sit. If you're interested in driving to this station and don't have parking from the City of Westmont, I'd recommend calling a few churches near the station. Some of them offer quarterly parking rates and a few others offer daily parking rates.

I have lived by this Metra stop for 20+ years. The building…read morehas always looked like a large shed. Once in awhile it receives a new coat of paint. Occasionally it is open, but using it as protection from bad weather is a variable. Sometimes it's open. Sometimes it is not. The hours are posted on the door but they are not accurate. When I first moved to DG there was a ticket taker, but long gone are those days. This could be a wonderful historical item, but sadly it's not.

Lovely visit at Big Timber Metra stop on a train ride into Union Station for a day trip in downtown…read moreChicago. Station was clean and so were the train cars both directions. North very busy when we boarded at 10:20 AM. Pleasant ride for us.

I take the metra 1-3x/ week and appreciate being able to use the restroom, get some water, and wait…read morein an air conditioned room while waiting for the train. That being said, the women's restroom is very poorly maintained. I'm talkin graffiti remnants on the walls, toilet paper strewn everywhere, random trash and a wet floor sign (????) on the ground, and what appears to be mildew or mold or some mysterious secretion on the ceiling...

It aint Grand Central but its a totally a-okay commuter rail station…read more The 7:13 express train Lisle (via Belmont and Downers Grove) to Chicago Union Station is a good thing. Ticket sales can be slow (often just staffed by one chatty Cathy)

Work on the speed of selling tickets thats important to commuters maybe better training is needed…read moreor better equipment

I really like this Metra station and not for any Metra travel because every year Franklin Park has…read moreRailroad days and the station and area turns into a festival. There is a carnival, massive sound stage, beer tent, train displays, swap meet, food vendors, model railroad layout and miniature train rides. The station fills with rail fans of all ages to watch the trains with all real life rail operations cutting right through the festival. The fest last about a week but on one Saturday there is a line up of real trains/cars that you can walk on and walk through. Metra always a locomotive on display that the adults and children can walk through and sit at the controls for pictures. Metra and the village really put on a nice festival for a great family outing which is usually in early June. I will also stop by when the festival is not going on when in the area to do some Rail fanning because it is the lead into the big rail yard with lots of action.

The Metra is great in Chicago. I needed to get to a hotel close to O'Hare everyday one week for a…read moreconference and was staying downtown. It may seem that I should have simply stayed at the hotel at O'Hare, but blah, there is nothing to do out there. I'd much rather be in the city. Anyway, back to the story, I used the Metra to get to the conference. It is easy and smooth. I could relax, work, read or better yet, Yelp! while on the train. I have been told that you are allowed to bring alcohol on the train and drink while riding... I don't know if you are 'allowed' or nobody cares to care if you drink on the train. If anyone has an official ruling on this, please let me know...

It's one of the more no-frills suburban Metra stations along the line, with no agents, small…read morebathrooms, a water fountain, and vending machines for tickets. There's a modest indoor waiting area that stays warm on the inbound platform (north side of the tracks on Crescent Blvd.), and covered outdoor waiting areas on both sides of the tracks. It's also accessible from the Illinois Prairie bike & pedestrian path, with a bicycle repair station nearby in the public park (Prairie Path Park) to the south. There's plenty of parking up and down the line, and there's a Pace bus stop for the 715 north and south busses. This station features a pedestrian tunnel under the tracks, so you can cross over even with trains approaching. There's an automated PA system and LED sign boards indicating arrival times for trains, and delays. Sadly, the Union Pacific West (UP-W) line is one of the lines more-prone to delays during peak hours (at least compared to other lines I've ridden) due to the never-ending Third Main Line project, some track work near Geneva, or on the eastbound past Oak Park (I don't know if it's track work or regular congestion). In fairness, it seems like every Metra line is getting bogged down the closer you get to the city. Metra staff or contractors seems to clean up fairly regularly, as I rarely see much garbage or dirt in / around the station. Garbage cans seem to be empties regularly enough, that they never seem overfilled. There is plenty of lighting around the station and parking lots, there are a few cameras around the station, and it seems like the area is patrolled by local police frequently enough. You're walking distance to the Main Street shopping area, so there's lots to do in the area between departures. If I'm in the area, I'm not really here for the station, but the station does its job well enough and is a fine gateway to/from the Glen Ellyn Main Street shopping area.

Pretty sub par metra station compared to other Western Suburbs. I like that the bathroom is…read moreaccessible. Never had the coffee but I hear they are nice people.