New Lenox station explained

Style:Metra
Coordinates:41.5144°N -87.9653°W
Line:Joliet Subdistrict
Platform:2 side platforms
Tracks:2
Parking:Yes
Passengers:1,046 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-6.2
Pass Rank:49 out of 236
Opened:1900
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metra
Zone:4
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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New Lenox is a commuter train station along Metra's Rock Island District line in New Lenox, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located on 300 North Church Street, and lies 34miles away from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line,[1] however parking is available between Church Street and far northeast of Haven Avenue. It is also the penultimate station along the RID line before reaching the end of the line at Joliet Transportation Center. In Metra's fare-based system, New Lenox station is in zone 4. As of 2018, New Lenox is the 49th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,046 weekday boardings.[2]

As of 2022, New Lenox is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

New Lenox station was originally built by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1900. It is located just north of US 30, and is also west of a bridge that carries a former Wabash Railroad line that serves Metra's SouthWest Service line. A new station was built for that line at in 2006. There are no convenient transfers between these two stations. Like Laraway Road station, no bus connections are currently available.

Tracks

There are two tracks at New Lenox. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
  2. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.