Winthrop Harbor station explained

Style:Metra
Winthrop Harbor
Coordinates:42.4826°N -87.8163°W
Platform:2 Side platforms
Tracks:2 tracks
Parking:Yes
Passengers:59 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:-3.3
Accessible:Yes
Owned:Metra
Zone:4
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
Map State:collapsed
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Custom:
Shape:none
Line:none
Marker:rail
Marker-Color:
  1. 0f5200
Zoom:15
Pass Rank:206 out of 236

Winthrop Harbor is a station on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It is located on 7th Street, one block east of Ravine Drive. Winthrop Harbor is 44.5miles away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Winthrop Harbor is in zone 4. As of 2018, Winthrop Harbor is the 206th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 59 weekday boardings.[2]

Winthrop Harbor is located at grade level and has two side platforms that serve two tracks. It is the northernmost Metra station in the State of Illinois. A parking lot is situated on the west side of the station.

As of February 16, 2024, Winthrop Harbor is served by twelve trains (six in each direction) on weekdays, by twelve trains (five inbound, seven outbound) on Saturdays, and by six trains (three in each direction) on Sundays.

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  1. http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North 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.