Mount Prospect (Metra)

Mount Prospect
Station statistics
Address	13 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, IL
Coordinates	42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361Coordinates: 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361
Lines	Union Pacific/Northwest
Connections	Pace buses
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3 tracks
Other information
Opened	1930
Accessible
Fare zone	D
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Arlington Heights toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific/Northwest Cumberland toward Ogilvie

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 (U.S. Route 14) near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 19.6 miles (31.5 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. The station has three tracks; an exclusively outbound track to the southwest, an exclusively inbound track to the northeast, and an 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.

Pace bus connections

• 234 – Wheeling – Des Plaines
• 694 – Central Road – Mt. Prospect Station

References

1. ^ Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line

External links

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