Mount Prospect station

Mount Prospect
Location 13 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Coordinates 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361Coordinates: 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361
Line(s)
  Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks 3 tracks
Connections Pace buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone D
History
Opened 1930
Traffic
Passengers (2014) 1,774 (avg. weekday)[1]
Rank 12 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest
toward Ogilvie

Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway (U.S. Route 14) near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 19.6 miles (31.5 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. The station has three tracks; an exclusively outbound track to the southwest, an exclusively inbound track to the northeast, and an express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.

Bus connections

Pace

References

  1. ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
  2. ↑ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
  3. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line


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