Lemont station
Lemont is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lemont, Illinois. The station is 25.3 miles (40.7 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lemont is in zone E.
The Lemont station in April 2016. | |||||||||||||
Location | 101 Main Street Lemont, Illinois | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.6737°N 88.0024°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | CN Joliet Subdivision MT2 | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | E | ||||||||||||
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Opened | 1859 | ||||||||||||
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Passengers | 456 (avg. weekday 2014)[1] | ||||||||||||
Rank | 110 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||||
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Lemont Station was originally built by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1859 and designed in a manner similar to that of Lockport station. The tracks run parallel to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.
References
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor
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