Mount Prospect station
Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway (Illinois)(U.S. Route 14) near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 20 miles (32 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. As of 2018, Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings.[1] 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.
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| Location | 13 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.0631°N 87.9361°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 tracks | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Pace buses | ||||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | D | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||||
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| Passengers (2018) | 1,879 (average weekday)[1]  | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 11 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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Bus connections
- 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)
- 694 Central Road/Mt. Prospect Station (weekday rush hours only)
References
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line