Arlington Heights station

Arlington Heights

Location

45 West Northwest Highway
Arlington Heights, Illinois

Coordinates

42°05′03″N 87°59′01″W / 42.0843°N 87.9836°WCoordinates: 42°05′03″N 87°59′01″W / 42.0843°N 87.9836°W

Owned by

Village of Arlington Heights

Line(s)

Union Pacific Northwest

Platforms

1 side platform, 1 island platform

Tracks

Connections

Pace Buses

Construction

Parking

Yes

Disabled access

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

2000

Traffic

Passengers

2,349 (avg. weekday 2014)^[1]

Rank

5 out of 236^[2]

Services

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Arlington Park toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Mount Prospect toward Ogilvie

Arlington Heights is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway (US 14), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.4 miles (36.0 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40 miles from Harvard.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone E.

Arlington Heights is the 5th busiest station in the Metra system, outside of the downtown terminals^[4]

Parking is available along Northwest Highway and the north side of the tracks from east of Walnut Avenue to Dunton Avenue. It is also available on the south side of the tracks between Vail and Dunton Avenues leading into Payton Run. A much larger parking lot exists on the south side of the track between Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road north of Sigwalt Street. A fourth parking lot is available north of US 14 along Vail Avenue between St. James and Fremont Streets. Three others are not available to regular Metra customers.

There is a newsstand, restroom and staffed (weekday mornings) ticket agent inside the station building.

Pace Bus Connections

696: Harper College-Woodfield-Arlington Heights-Randhurst.

References

External links

Metra – Stations – Arlington Heights

Station from Dunton Avenue from Google Maps Street View

Arlington Heights, Illinois

Education

Public schools	Arlington Heights School District 25 Township High School District 214 John Hersey High School Vanguard School Arlington High School (CLOSED) Forest View High School (CLOSED) Prospect Heights School District 23 Wheeling School District 21 Elk Grove School District 59 Community Consolidated School District 15 Township High School District 211

Private schools	Chicago Futabakai Japanese School Christian Liberty Academy St. Viator High School

Colleges and universities	Harper College (in Palatine)

Other

Landmarks	Arlington Park Northwest Community Hospital Rolling Green Country Club Wheeler-Magnus Round Barn

Agencies	Arlington Heights Park District

Media	Chicago Shimpo Daily Herald

Metra stations	Arlington Heights Arlington Park

History	Arlington Heights Air Force Station Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.

This list is incomplete. Students in Arlington Heights may be assigned to other schools outside of the city limits.

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