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.

Lemont
The Lemont station in April 2016.
Location101 Main Street
Lemont, Illinois
Coordinates41.6737°N 88.0024°W / 41.6737; -88.0024
Owned byMetra
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneE
History
Opened1859
Traffic
Passengers456 (avg. weekday 2014)[1]
Rank110 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Romeoville
toward Joliet
Heritage Corridor Willow Springs
5th Street
closed 1988
toward Joliet
Former services
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Lockport
toward St. Louis
Main Line Lambert
toward Chicago

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

  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
  3. Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor


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