Vernon Hills station explained

Style:

Metra

Vernon Hills

Coordinates:

42.2156°N -87.9646°W

Platform:

2 side platforms

Tracks:

Passengers:

409 (average weekday)

Pass Year:

2018

Pass Percent:

10.5

Pass Rank:

118 out of 236

Opened:

August 19, 1996^[1]

Accessible:

Yes

Owned:

Village of Vernon Hills

Zone:

Map State:

collapsed

Mapframe:

yes

Mapframe-Custom:

Shape:	none
Line:	none
Marker:	rail
Marker-Color:	62319f
Zoom:	15

Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7miles away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone 4. As of 2018, Vernon Hills is the 118th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 409 weekday boardings.^[3] Vernon Hills station is an A-Framed structure with an analog clock tower emerging from the right slope. The canopy on the platform is also an A-Framed structure.

As of February 15, 2024, Vernon Hills is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

External links

Notes and References

News: Granger . Bill . Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity . November 11, 2020 . The Daily Herald . August 19, 1996 . Chicago, Illinois . 1-7. Newspapers.com.
http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmnc.html Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
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.