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Palos Heights station

Coordinates: 41°40′55″N 87°48′26″W / 41.6820°N 87.8073°W / 41.6820; -87.8073
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Palos Heights
The Palos Heights station in April 2016.
General information
Location11451 Southwest Highway
Palos Heights, Illinois
Coordinates41°40′55″N 87°48′26″W / 41.6820°N 87.8073°W / 41.6820; -87.8073
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneD
History
Opened1986[citation needed]
Passengers
2018232 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 2.5%
Rank160 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Palos Park
toward Manhattan
SouthWest Service Worth
Former services
Preceding station Wabash Railroad Following station
Palos Park Main Line Worth
toward Chicago

Palos Heights is a station on Metra's SouthWest Service in Palos Heights, Illinois. The station is 18.6 miles (29.9 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Palos Heights is in zone D. As of 2018, Palos Heights is the 160th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 232 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 769 Palos Heights/Oak Lawn-Soldier Field Express
  • 774 Palos Heights/Oak Lawn-Guaranteed Rate Field Express

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service