Des Plaines station

Railroad station in Des Plaines, Illinois, US
42°02′28″N 87°53′12″W / 42.0410°N 87.8866°W / 42.0410; -87.8866Owned byCity of Des PlainesPlatforms1 side platform
1 island platformTracks3ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace BusesConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryOpened1848Rebuilt1915, 1979Passengers20181,209 (average weekday)[1]Increase 5.9%Rank30 out of 236[1] Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Cumberland
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest Dee Road
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Barrington Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Park Ridge
toward Chicago
Cumberland
toward Crystal Lake
Wisconsin Division Dee Road
toward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
UP-NW northwest
to Harvard or McHenry
US 12.svg US 12 EB / US 45.svg US 45 SB
(Graceland Ave.)
 
US 12.svg US 12 WB / US 45.svg US 45 NB
(Lee St.)
 
Ellinwood St.
Pearson St.
US 14.svg US 14 (Miner St.)
River Rd.
UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie
Location
Map

Des Plaines is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Des Plaines, Illinois. The station is located at 1501 Miner Street (US 14), and lies 16.7 miles (26.9 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Des Plaines is in zone 3. As of 2018[update], Des Plaines is the 30th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,209 weekday boardings.[1]

Parking is mostly available along the streets on either side of the tracks. Primarily this includes Miner Street between southeast of Perry Street and west of Des Plaines River Road. Other parking areas exist along Ellinwood Street between Pearson Street and Des Plaines River Road east of the Des Plaines Public Library, a lot on Webford Avenue off of Graceland Avenue (southbound US 12 / 45), and on Prairie Avenue east of Pearson Street.

As of May 30, 2023, Des Plaines is served by 69 trains (34 inbound, 35 outbound) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

On weekdays, four inbound trains originate, and five outbound trains terminate, at Des Plaines.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 208 Golf Road
  • 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only)
  • 226 Oakton Street (weekdays only)
  • 230 South Des Plaines (weekdays only)
  • 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)
  • 250 Dempster Street
  • Pulse Dempster Line

References

  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". Retrieved 19 April 2017.

External links

  • Metra - Des Plaines Station
  • Chicago Railfan.net:
    • Des Plaines Station
    • Des Plaines Freight Sidings and Other Views
  • Station from Pearson Street from Google Maps Street View
  • Station from Lee Street from Google Maps Street View
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