Arlington Heights (Metra)

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Arlington Heights
Metra commuter rail
Station statistics
Address 45 West Northwest Highway
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Lines
Union Pacific/Northwest
Connections Pace Buses
Platforms 2
Tracks 3
Parking Yes
Other information
Accessible Handicapped/disabled access
Fare zone E

Arlington Heights is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway(US 14), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.4 miles (36.0 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone E.


Parking is available along Northwest Highway and the north side of the tracks from east of Walnut Avenue to Dunton Avenue. It is also available on the south side of the tracks between Vail and Dunton Avenues leading into Payton Run. A much larger parking lot exists on the south side of the track between Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road north of Sigwald Street. A fourth parking lot is available north of US 14 along Vail Avenue between St. James and Fremont Streets. Three others are not available to regular Metra customers.


[edit] Pace Bus Connections

  • 690: Arlington Heights Road.
  • 696: Woodfield-Arlington Heights-Randhurst.

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Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific/Northwest
Mount Prospect
toward Ogilvie