Park Ridge station (Illinois) explained

Style:Metra
Park Ridge
Address:100 South Summit Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
Coordinates:42.0102°N -87.8316°W
Other: Pace Bus
CTA Buses
Tracks:3
Parking:Yes
Passengers:1,168 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:12
Pass Rank:33 out of 236
Opened:1960
Accessible:True
Owned:City of Park Ridge
Zone:2
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
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Marker:rail
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Park Ridge is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 100 South Summit Avenue, and lies 13.1miles from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Park Ridge is in zone 2., Park Ridge is the 33rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,168 weekday boardings.[2]

As of May 30, 2023, Park Ridge is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. On the north side, on-street parking can be found along Summit Avenue and Busse Highway, and a parking lot can be found on the southwest corner of Summit and Touhy Avenues. On the south side of the tracks, the parking areas are much further away from the station south of Main Street. Among these are street-side parking along Garden Avenue beginning halfway between Prospect and Fairview Avenues and halfway between Prairie Avenue and Third Street, one parking lot on the south side of Garden Avenue between Fairview and Prospect Avenues, street-side parking along Prairie Avenue north of Garden Street, which end at parking lots on both sides of Prairie Avenue, and another parking lot next to the one on the east side of Prairie along Fairview Avenue.

Unlike nearby, Park Ridge's main station provides bus connections for both Pace and CTA buses. Park Ridge serves as the northern terminus of CTA's Route 68 Northwest Highway.

Transportation

Buses

CTA

Pace

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line
  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.