Woodstock station (Illinois)

Woodstock is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Woodstock, Illinois. The station is located on the Harvard branch of the Northwest Line and is the last stop before Harvard; inbound trains run as far as Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. The station is located in the 'J' fare zone. Woodstock is 51.7 miles (83.2 km) from Chicago via Metra.[2] The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve two tracks; there is a crossover located just north of the station. As of 2018, Woodstock is the 149th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 273 weekday boardings.[1]

Woodstock
Location90 Church Street
Woodstock, Illinois
Coordinates42.3170°N 88.4476°W / 42.3170; -88.4476
Owned byCity of Woodstock
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneJ
History
Opened1915
Rebuilt1993
Traffic
Passengers (2018)273 (average weekday)[1]  13.9%
Rank149 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Harvard
Terminus
 Union Pacific / Northwest
Harvard Branch
 Crystal Lake
toward Ogilvie
Hartland
closed 1984
toward Harvard
 Ridgefield
closed
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Hartland
toward Minneapolis
 Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Ridgefield
toward Chicago

At the present time, there is no ticket agent at the Woodstock station. Passengers boarding at Woodstock may buy one-way or weekend pass tickets from the Conductor for cash, or purchase an electronic ticket with Ventra. Purchases of other types of tickets or purchases using other payment methods must be done at a station with a ticket agent. The closest station with a ticket agent is Crystal Lake.

The gap between Woodstock and Harvard is the longest on the Metra system. It takes 13 minutes to reach Harvard from Woodstock.[3]

Pace connections
  • 807 Woodstock/McHenry via Wonder Lake
  • 808 Crystal Lake/Harvard

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". www.chicagorailfan.com.
  3. "Union Pacific Northwest Line Schedule" (PDF). Metra.


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