National Street station

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metra logo negative.png
National Street
National Street Station.jpg
Location85 National Street
Elgin, Illinois 60121
Coordinates42°01′35″N 88°16′44″W / 42.0264°N 88.2788°W / 42.0264; -88.2788Coordinates: 42°01′35″N 88°16′44″W / 42.0264°N 88.2788°W / 42.0264; -88.2788
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneH
Passengers
2018584 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 9%
Rank89 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Elgin Milwaukee District West Bartlett
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Elgin
Terminus
Suburban Service
West Line
towards Chicago

National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District/West in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36 miles (58 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, National Street is in zone H. As of 2018, National Street is the 89th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 584 weekday boardings.[1] National Street was also used by commuter trains of the Milwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.[3]

The station is adjacent to the site of the former Elgin National Watch Company.

Bus connections[]

Pace

  • "Route 546 – Orange/Walnut". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
  3. ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

External links[]


Retrieved from ""