Willow Springs station (Illinois)

Willow Springs is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Willow Springs, Illinois. The station is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Willow Springs is in zone D. As of 2018, Willow Springs is the 170th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 148 weekday boardings.[1]

Willow Springs
The Willow Springs station in April 2016.
Location87th Street & Archer Avenue
Willow Springs, Illinois
Coordinates41.7334°N 87.8783°W / 41.7334; -87.8783
Owned byMetra
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1870
Passengers
2018148 (average weekday)[1] 28.7%
Rank170 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Lemont
toward Joliet
Heritage Corridor Summit
Former services
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Lambert
toward St. Louis
Main Line Mt. Forest
toward Chicago

The tracks run parallel to both the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. They also run along a former Chicago and Alton Railroad line, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

Though Metra gives the address to the station as being at 87th Street and Archer Avenue, the actual location is along Willow Boulevard beneath the Gilbert Avenue Bridge. The current station is on the east side below this bridge. Parking is available on the west side of the bridge.

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