Mount Prospect station

Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois, United States. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 20 miles (32 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. As of 2018, Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings.[1] The station has three tracks; an exclusively outbound track to the southwest, an exclusively inbound track to the northeast, and an express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.

Mount Prospect
Location13 East Northwest Highway
Mount Prospect, Illinois
Coordinates42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks3 tracks
ConnectionsPace buses
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1930
Passengers
20181,879 (average weekday)[1]  3.5%
Rank11 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Arlington Heights
toward Harvard or McHenry
 Union Pacific / Northwest Cumberland
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Arlington Heights
toward Crystal Lake
 Wisconsin Division Cumberland
toward Chicago

Bus connections

Pace

  • 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)
  • 694 Central Road/Mt. Prospect Station (weekday rush hours only)

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line


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