Pingree Road station

Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and lies 41.7 miles (67.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Pingree Road is in zone I. As of 2018, Pingree Road is the 73rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 707 weekday boardings.[1]

Pingree Road
The Pingree Road station in November 2016.
Location570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Coordinates42.2342°N 88.2980°W / 42.2342; -88.2980
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Structure typeElevated
ParkingYes: Vending
Bicycle facilitiesYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneI
History
OpenedSeptember 7, 2005
Passengers
2018707 (average weekday)[1] 5.9%
Rank73 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
McHenry
Terminus
Union Pacific / Northwest
McHenry Branch
Cary
toward Ogilvie
Crystal Lake
toward Harvard
Union Pacific / Northwest
Harvard Branch

Pingree Road Station is the newest station to be constructed on the UP-NW line, which opened on September 7, 2005.[3] It serves as the southern terminus of the McHenry Branch of the UP-NW line. The actual junction between the McHenry and Main Branches is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of the station. West of the station, the Main Branch becomes the Harvard Branch. Currently, no bus connections are available at this station.

References

  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". Chicagorailfan.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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