Woodstock station (Illinois)

Woodstock is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Woodstock, Illinois. The station is located on the Harvard branch of the Northwest Line and is the last stop before Harvard; inbound trains run as far as Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. The station is located in the 'J' fare zone. Woodstock is 51.7 miles (83.2 km) from Chicago via Metra.[2] The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve two tracks; there is a crossover located just north of the station. As of 2018, Woodstock is the 149th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 273 weekday boardings.[1]

Woodstock
Location	90 Church Street Woodstock, Illinois
Coordinates	42.3170°N 88.4476°W / 42.3170; -88.4476
Owned by	City of Woodstock
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	J
History
Opened	1915
Rebuilt	1993
Passengers
2018	273 (average weekday)[1]  13.9%
Rank	149 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Harvard Terminus Union Pacific / Northwest Harvard Branch Crystal Lake toward Ogilvie Hartland closed 1984 toward Harvard Ridgefield closed toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Hartland toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Ridgefield toward Chicago

At the present time, there is no ticket agent at the Woodstock station. Passengers boarding at Woodstock may buy one-way or weekend pass tickets from the Conductor for cash, or purchase an electronic ticket with Ventra. Purchases of other types of tickets or purchases using other payment methods must be done at a station with a ticket agent. The closest station with a ticket agent is Crystal Lake.

The gap between Woodstock and Harvard is the longest on the Metra system. It takes 13 minutes to reach Harvard from Woodstock.[3]