Lake Villa station

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Lake Villa
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The Lake Villa station in February 2016.
Location129 Railroad Avenue
Lake Villa, Illinois
Coordinates42°25′03″N 88°04′46″W / 42.4175°N 88.0795°W / 42.4175; -88.0795Coordinates: 42°25′03″N 88°04′46″W / 42.4175°N 88.0795°W / 42.4175; -88.0795
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneJ
History
OpenedJuly 26, 1886
RebuiltAugust 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018130 (average weekday)[2] Decrease 12.2%
Rank178 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Antioch
Terminus
 North Central Service Round Lake Beach
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
Antioch
toward
Main Line Grays Lake
toward Chicago

Lake Villa is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Lake Villa, Illinois. The station is 48.4 miles (77.9 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Villa is in zone J. As of 2018, Lake Villa is the 178th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 130 weekday boardings.[2]

The Lake Villa depot is a reconstruction of the original Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad depot from 1886. The depot was reconstructed in 1996.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996). "Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity". The Daily Herald. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1-7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
  4. ^ History of Lake Villa, Illinois

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