Harvard station (Metra)
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 Harvard Metra Station, looking northwest | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 1 North Ayer Street Harvard, Illinois | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°25′12″N 88°37′03″W / 42.4199°N 88.6175°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Union Pacific | ||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Buses | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Structure type | Brick | ||||||||||||||||||
| Parking | Yes, parking lot operated by City of Harvard | ||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | J | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 265 (average weekday)[1]  19.9% | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 151 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Harvard station is a Metra commuter rail station in Harvard, Illinois. It is the terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. Harvard is by far the farthest Metra station from Chicago at 63.16 miles (101.6 km); the next furthest stop, Antioch on the North Central Service, is over 10 miles less than that at 52.91 miles (85.2 km).[2] The station contains a parking lot operated by the City of Harvard. A coach yard is adjacent to the station and is used to store trains during weekends and overnight hours. Harvard was the only Metra station located in the M zone, until the M zone was retired by Metra in 2018. Trains that traveled to Chicago passed through an entire fare zone to reach Woodstock. However, no stations were located in zone L. Originally, Hartland was the only station located in zone L, however, the stop was closed in 1984. Today, Harvard is located in fare zone J. It is the westernmost station of the Metra system, as well as the farthest stop from any other stops on its route. The next most westerly stop is Elburn on the Union Pacific/West Line and the next largest gap between two stations on the Metra system is between Lake Forest and Libertyville on the Milwaukee District/North Line. Harvard is the last station to use more than one track, as further beyond this station, the UP line is single tracked until reaching Janesville, Wisconsin.
Being Chicago's most northwesterly commuter rail station, the Harvard station attracts commuters from the Rockford and Belvidere region of northern Illinois as well as South-Central Wisconsin. As of 2018[update], Harvard is the 151st busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 265 weekday boardings.[1]
Bus connections
- 808 Crystal Lake/Harvard
References
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2019.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; 26 May 2019 suggested (help) - ^ "Railroad Operating Information: Union Pacific". Chicago Railfan.
External links
Media related to Harvard (Metra station) at Wikimedia Commons- Metra - Harvard Station
- Station from Ayer Street from Google Maps Street View
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