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Fox Lake station

Coordinates: 42°23′54″N 88°10′56″W / 42.3984°N 88.1823°W / 42.3984; -88.1823
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Fox Lake
A Metra F40C locomotive stops at Fox Lake Station
General information
LocationNippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue
Fox Lake, Illinois
Coordinates42°23′54″N 88°10′56″W / 42.3984°N 88.1823°W / 42.3984; -88.1823
Owned byVillage of Fox Lake
Line(s)
Platforms1 side platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
Bicycle facilitiesYes (Open sheltered bicycle rack)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneJ
History
Opened1902
Rebuilt2001
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
TerminusTemplate:Metra lines

Fox Lake is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Fox Lake, Illinois. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue (IL 132), is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. A large coach yard is just southeast of the station and has several storage tracks to store extra trains during off-peak hours and on weekends. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District/North Line. Until 1982 commuter trains continued to Walworth, Wisconsin.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 570: Fox Lake - Gurnee Mills via CLC
  • 806: Crystal Lake-Fox Lake

References