Lockport station (Illinois)

Lockport is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. The station is 32.9 miles (52.9 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lockport is in zone G. As of 2018, Lockport is the 136th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 344 weekday boardings.[1] The station is used only during rush hours.

Lockport
Location	13th Street & State Street Lockport, Illinois
Coordinates	41.5851°N 88.0602°W / 41.5851; -88.0602
Owned by	City of Lockport
Line(s)	CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	1863
Passengers
2018	344 (average weekday)[1]  16.5%
Rank	136 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Joliet Terminus Heritage Corridor Romeoville toward Union Station 5th Street closed 1988 toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station State Prison toward St. Louis Main Line Lemont toward Chicago

Lockport Station was originally built in 1863 by the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The tracks run parallel to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

Three blocks east of the station is the meeting place of the Blackhawk Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society at the Gladys Fox Museum.[3]