Barrington station

Barrington is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Barrington, Illinois. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is 31.9 miles (51.3 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone G. As of 2018, Barrington is the 16th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 1,725 weekday boardings.[1] Barrington has two tracks and two side platforms; it is the innermost station on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line without a third express track, which begins about a quarter mile southeast of the station near Baker Lake. It is also the last station outbound within Cook County. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.

Barrington
Location	201 South Spring Street Barrington, Illinois
Coordinates	42.1529°N 88.1320°W / 42.1529; -88.1320
Owned by	Village of Barrington
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Connections	Pace buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	1977
Passengers
2018	1,725 (average weekday)[1]  0.7%
Rank	16 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Fox River Grove toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific / Northwest Palatine toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Crystal Lake toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Des Plaines toward Chicago Fox River Grove toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Palatine toward Chicago

Four outbound trains on the UP/Northwest Line terminate at Barrington.[3] These four trains are stored during overnight hours at a small coach yard about a half mile west of the station (near the junction with the Canadian National Railway).