National Street station
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles (57.9 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, National Street is in zone H. As of 2018, National Street is the 89th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 584 weekday boardings.[1] National Street was also used by commuter trains of the Milwaukee Road, the predecessor to Metra.[3]
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Location | 85 National Street Elgin, Illinois 60121 | ||||||||||||
Coordinates | 42.0264°N 88.2788°W | ||||||||||||
Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | H | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 584 (average weekday)[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||
Rank | 89 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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As of 2022, National Street is served by 19 inbound trains and 18 outbound trains on weekdays, by all 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays. On weekdays, two inbound trains originate from here, and one outbound train terminates here.
The station is adjacent to the site of the former Elgin National Watch Company.
Bus connections
- "Route 546 – Orange/Walnut". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
- "Route 801 – Elgin/Geneva". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
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
- "Suburban Service West". Chicago Railfan. The Milwaukee Road. April 28, 1957. Retrieved July 30, 2018.