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Vernon Hills station

Coordinates: 42°12′56″N 87°57′53″W / 42.2156°N 87.9646°W / 42.2156; -87.9646
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Vernon Hills
Vernon Hills station in November 2016.
General information
Location75 East Route 45
Vernon Hills, Illinois
Coordinates42°12′56″N 87°57′53″W / 42.2156°N 87.9646°W / 42.2156; -87.9646
Owned byVillage of Vernon Hills
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
History
OpenedAugust 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018409 (average weekday)[2]Increase 10.5%
Rank118 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Mundelein
toward Antioch
North Central Service Prairie View

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.

References

  1. ^ 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. Open access icon
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service