Crystal Lake station

Crystal Lake
Location	Woodstock Avenue & Grant Street Crystal Lake, Illinois
Coordinates	42°14′39″N 88°19′02″W / 42.2441°N 88.3172°WCoordinates: 42°14′39″N 88°19′02″W / 42.2441°N 88.3172°W
Owned by	City of Crystal Lake
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	I
History
Opened	1915
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	1,238 (avg. weekday) [1]
Rank	33 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Woodstock toward Harvard Union Pacific Northwest Harvard Branch Pingree Road toward Ogilvie

Crystal Lake is one of two stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is two stops away from the line's terminus at Harvard, and many trains on the Northwest Line only run as far as Crystal Lake. A large coach yard is adjacent to the station and has additional storage tracks to store trains during off-peak hours. A Union Pacific dispatch center for Metra trains as well as a junction are also located just east of here. The McHenry Branch splits off at this junction. The station is 42.9 miles (69.0 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center.^[3] Parking is available at the station.

Pace connections

• 806: Crystal Lake - Fox Lake
• 808: Crystal Lake - Harvard

References

1. Metra Ridership Reports - 2014
2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
3. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line

External links

• Metra - Crystal Lake
• Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View