Laraway Road station
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 The Laraway Road station in September 2016 | |||||||||||
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| Location | 1861 Village Station Boulevard New Lenox, IL | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | SouthWest Service | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
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| Bicycle facilities | Yes; bike shelter | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||
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| Fare zone | H | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
| Opened | October 9, 2006 | ||||||||||
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| 2014 | 27 (avg. weekday)[1] | ||||||||||
| Rank | 232 out of 236[2] | ||||||||||
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Laraway Road is a commuter railroad station recently completed in New Lenox, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The station was dedicated on October 6, 2006,[3] and train service began on October 9, 2006. The station is a stop for Metra's SouthWest Service trains, which go to Union Station in downtown Chicago.
Two tracks exist at the station, however, the second track is abandoned.[citation needed] At one time Laraway Road had a second platform there but it was never completed. The platform remains, but is closed off.[citation needed]
The station's parking lot has 300 spaces, although there is enough room to have a total of 1200. The actual station facilities are minimal, with a brick building housing bathrooms, along with a bike shelter. No bus service is available at the station, however.
A much older station in New Lenox exists along Metra's Rock Island District line. Prior to approaching Laraway Road station, Metra's SWS line crosses a bridge over the RID line. No connection is available between either station or line.
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-26. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
- ^ "New Laraway Road station to be dedicated Friday" (Press release). Metra. 2006-10-04. Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-10-30.
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