Prospect Heights station
Prospect Heights is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Prospect Heights, Illinois. The station is 26.6 miles (42.8 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prospect Heights is in zone E. As of 2018, Prospect Heights is the 144th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 304 weekday boardings.[2]
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 Prospect Heights station in June 2021. | |||||||||||
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| Location | 55 South Wolf Road Prospect Heights, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.0923°N 87.9080°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Buses | ||||||||||
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| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | E | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 19, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 304 (average weekday)[2]  14.3% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 144 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||
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As of December 12, 2022, Prospect Heights is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.
References
- Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996). "Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity". The Daily Herald. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1-7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
- "Route 221 – Wolf Road". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
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