Prairie View station

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Prairie View
Prairie View Metra Station Street 2021-06-05.jpg
Prairie View Metra Station in June 2021.
Location2701 Main Street
Prairie View, Illinois
Coordinates42°11′53″N 87°57′21″W / 42.1981°N 87.9558°W / 42.1981; -87.9558Coordinates: 42°11′53″N 87°57′21″W / 42.1981°N 87.9558°W / 42.1981; -87.9558
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
History
OpenedAugust 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018415 (average weekday)[2] Increase 7%
Rank113 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metramlogo.svg Metra Following station
Vernon Hills
toward Antioch
 North Central Service Buffalo Grove
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Soo Line Following station
toward
Main Line Wheeling
toward Chicago

Prairie View station is on Metra's North Central Service in the unincorporated area of Prairie View, Lake County, Illinois, near Buffalo Grove. The station is 34.4 miles (55.4 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[3][unreliable source?] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie View is in zone G.[4] As of 2018, Prairie View is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings.[2][5]

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". 19 January 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-01-19. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count" (PDF). 26 May 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-05-26. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Prairie View Metra Station Area". www.vbg.org. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

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