Mont Clare station (Illinois)
Mont Clare is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in the Montclare community area in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mont Clare is in zone B. As of 2018, Mont Clare is the 145th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 303 weekday boardings.[1] It is also the last outbound station in Chicago's city limits.
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Location | 7007 West Medill Street Chicago, Illinois 60707 | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41.9217°N 87.8017°W | |||||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 Side platforms | |||||||||||||||
Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | B | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1956 | |||||||||||||||
Rebuilt | 2001 | |||||||||||||||
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2018 | 303 (average weekday)[1] ![]() | |||||||||||||||
Rank | 145 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||
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As of 2022, Mont Clare is served by 14 trains in each direction on weekdays, by all 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays.
Mont Clare station consists of three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track has no platform, so stopping trains must use the outer tracks. Metra’s North Central Service trains use these tracks but do not stop.
References
- "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 - Milwaukee District/West
External links
- Metra – Stations – Mont Clare station (Illinois)
- Station from Sayre Avenue from Google Maps Street View
- Station from Nordica Avenue from Google Maps Street View