Prairie Crossing station
Prairie Crossing | ||||||||||||||||
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Location | 2401 West Harris Road Libertyville, Illinois (North Central Service) 3001 West Harris Road Libertyville, Illinois (Milwaukee District North Line) | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42°19′06″N 88°01′03″W / 42.3184°N 88.0176°WCoordinates: 42°19′06″N 88°01′03″W / 42.3184°N 88.0176°W | |||||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | |||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | H | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | August 19, 1996[1] | |||||||||||||||
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2018 | 368 (average weekday)[2] 12.8% (Milwaukee District / North Line) | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 128 out of 236 (MDN)[2] | |||||||||||||||
2018 | 87 (average weekday)[2] 14.7% (North Central Service) | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 194 out of 236 (NCS)[2] | |||||||||||||||
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Prairie Crossing is a Metra station located in Libertyville, Illinois. It is serviced by the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District / North Line. The station is 43.4 miles (69.8 km) away from Union Station via the North Central Service, and 39.9 miles (64.2 km) via the Milwaukee District / North Line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie Crossing is in zone H.
The North Central Service station opened first, in 1996, along with the rest of the line. The Milwaukee District / North Line platform opened as an infill station in 2004.[4] The two lines cross at an at-grade diamond northwest of the station. A connector track at the diamond is used by a single evening North Central Service train, #120, which makes all stops from Antioch to Grayslake-Washington Street, then switches to the Milwaukee District / North Line at Prairie Crossing, makes stops at Libertyville and Lake Forest, and then runs express to Union Station.
In terms of passenger boardings, Metra considers the Milwaukee District / North Line and North Central Service platforms to be separate stations. As of 2018, the Milwaukee District / North Line platform is considered to be the 128th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 368 weekday boardings.[2] The North Central Service platform is considered to be the 194th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 87 weekday boardings.[2]
References[]
- ^ Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996). "Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity". The Daily Herald. Chicago, Illinois. pp. 1–7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "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 - North Central Service
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line
External links[]
- North Central Service station from Google Maps Street View
- Milwaukee District / North Line station from Google Maps Street View
- Metra templates
- Metra stations in Illinois
- Libertyville, Illinois
- Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996
- Illinois railway station stubs