National Street station
National Street | |||||||||||||
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Location | 85 National Street Elgin, Illinois 60121 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°01′35″N 88°16′44″W / 42.0264°N 88.2788°WCoordinates: 42°01′35″N 88°16′44″W / 42.0264°N 88.2788°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
Connections | Pace Buses | ||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | H | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 584 (average weekday)[1] 9% | ||||||||||||
Rank | 89 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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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[]
- "Route 546 – Orange/Walnut". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
- ^ "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
External links[]
Categories:
- Elgin, Illinois
- Metra stations in Illinois
- Transportation buildings and structures in Kane County, Illinois
- Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad stations
- Illinois railway station stubs
- Chicago metropolitan area geography stubs