Lockport station (Illinois)

Lockport is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. The station is 32.9 miles (52.9 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lockport is in zone G. The station is used only during rush hours.

Lockport
Location13th Street & State Street
Lockport, Illinois
Coordinates41.5851°N 88.0602°W / 41.5851; -88.0602
Owned byCity of Lockport
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
History
Opened1863
Traffic
Passengers352 (avg. weekday 2014)[1]
Rank131 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Joliet
Terminus
 Heritage Corridor Romeoville
toward Union Station
5th Street
closed 1988
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
State Prison
toward St. Louis
 Main Line Lemont
toward Chicago

Lockport Station was originally built in 1863 by the Chicago and Alton Railroad. 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.

Three blocks east of the station is the meeting place of the Blackhawk Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society at the Gladys Fox Museum.[4]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 834 Joliet/Downers Grove[5]

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. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor
  4. "Blackhawk Chapter of the NRHS - Route Map". Archived from the original on 2010-01-27. Retrieved 2009-08-31.
  5. "Route 834 – Joliet/Downers Grove". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.


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