Mount Prospect station

42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361Owned byMetraPlatforms1 side platform, 1 island platformTracks3 tracksConnectionsPace busesConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryOpened1930Passengers20181,879 (average weekday)^[1]  3.5%Rank11 out of 236^[1] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Arlington Heights toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Cumberland toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Arlington Heights toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Cumberland toward Chicago

Track layout
Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry IL 83 (Main St.) Emerson St. Prospect Ave. US 14 (Northwest Hwy.) UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie

Location

Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 20.0 miles (32.2 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station has three tracks; an outbound track to the southwest, an inbound track to the northeast, and a bidirectional express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.

As of May 30, 2023, Mount Prospect is served by 62 trains (31 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Bus connections

Pace

• 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)

References

External links

• Metra – Mount Prospect
• Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View