The Joliet Union Station, despite continuously providing train services until September 2014, was superceded by the Joliet Transportation Center, which is currently the 51st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 996 weekday boardings.
It has replaced Joliet Union Station as the commuter and passenger train station serving Joliet. Union Station ceased to provide train service in September 2014, and groundbreaking for the new station took place late in 2016, with construction beginning shortly afterward. As of 2018, Joliet is the 51st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 996 weekday boardings. 
