Park Ridge (Metra)

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name=Park Ridge
type=Metra regional rail


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address=100 South Summit Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois
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Park Ridge Station is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 100 South Summit Avenue, and lies convert|13.1|mi|km|1 from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. [ [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line] ] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Park Ridge is in zone C.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. On the north side, on-street parking can be found along Summit Avenue and Busse Highway, and a parking lot can be found on the southwest corner of Summit and Touhy Avenues. On the south side of the tracks, the parking areas are much further away from the station south of Main Street. Among these are street-side parking along Garden Avenue beginning halfway between Prospect and Fairview Avenues and halfway between Prairie Avenue and Third Street, one parking lot on the south side of Garden Avenue between Fairview and Prospect Avenues, street-side parking along Prairie Avenue north of Garden Street, which end at parking lots on both sides of Prairie Avenue, and another parking lot next to the one on the east side of Prairie that's along Fairview Avenue.

Unlike the nearby Dee Road Station, Park Ridge's main station provides bus connections for both Pace and Chicago Transit Authority Buses. Park Ridge Station serves as the northern terminus of CTA's Route 68-Northwest Highway bus.

Bus connections

Pace Buses:
*209: Busse Highway.
*241: Greenwood-Talcott.
*290: Touhy Avenue.

CTA Buses:
*68: Northwest Highway.

References

External links

* [http://www.metrarail.com/Sched/cnw_nw/park_ridge.shtml Metra - Park Ridge Station]
* [http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/pmupnw3.jpgOutbound Metra Train at Park Ridge Station (Metra Railfan Photos)]