Vernon Hills station
Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7 miles (57.5 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone G. As of 2018, Vernon Hills is the 118th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 409 weekday boardings.[2] Vernon Hills station is an A-Framed structure with an analog clock tower emerging from the right slope. The canopy on the platform is also an A-Framed structure.
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 Vernon Hills station in November 2016. | |||||||||||
| Location | 75 East Route 45 Vernon Hills, Illinois | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.2156°N 87.9646°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Village of Vernon Hills | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | G | ||||||||||
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| Opened | August 19, 1996[1] | ||||||||||
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| 2018 | 409 (average weekday)[2]  10.5% | ||||||||||
| Rank | 118 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||
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References
- 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.
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
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