Prairie Crossing station
Prairie Crossing is a Metra station located in Libertyville, Illinois. It is serviced by the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District / North Line. The station is 43.4 miles (69.8 km) away from Union Station via the North Central Service, and 39.9 miles (64.2 km) via the Milwaukee District / North Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie Crossing is in zone H.
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 The North Central Service platform in November 2016. | ||||||||||||||||
| Location | 2401 West Harris Road Libertyville, Illinois (North Central Service) 3001 West Harris Road Libertyville, Illinois (Milwaukee District North Line) | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.3184°N 88.0176°W | |||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | |||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | North Central Service; Milwaukee District / North Line | |||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | H | |||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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The North Central Service station opened first, in 1996, along with the rest of the line. The Milwaukee District / North Line platform opened as an infill station in 2004.[2] The two lines cross at an at-grade diamond northwest of the station. A connector track at the diamond is used by a single evening North Central Service train, #120, which makes all stops from Antioch to Grayslake-Washington Street, then switches to the Milwaukee District / North Line at Prairie Crossing, makes stops at Libertyville and Lake Forest, and then runs express to Union Station.