Arlington Heights is one of two 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 22.9 miles (36.9 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Harvard.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone E. As of 2018[update], Arlington Heights is the fifth busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 2,506 weekday boardings.[1]
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| Location | 45 West Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°05′03″N 87°59′01″W / 42.0843°N 87.9836°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Village of Arlington Heights | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Connections | Pace Buses | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | E | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 2000 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 2,506 (average weekday)[1]  2.8% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 5 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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As of 2022, Arlington Heights is served by 20 inbound trains and 21 outbound trains on weekdays, and by all trains in both directions on Saturdays and Sundays. One inbound train originates from Arlington Heights on weekends.
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 commuters.
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
- ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line
External links
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