# Des Plaines station

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Commuter rail station in Des Plaines, Illinois

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Des Plaines General information Location 1501 Miner Street (US 14) Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 Coordinates 42°02′28″N 87°53′12″W / 42.0410°N 87.8866°W / 42.0410; -87.8866 Owned by City of Des Plaines Platforms 1 side platform 1 island platform Tracks 3 Connections Pace Buses Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1848 Rebuilt 1915, 1979 Passengers 2018 1,209 (average weekday)[1] 5.9% Rank 30 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Cumberland toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Dee Road toward Ogilvie TC Preceding station Pace Pulse Following station Oakton toward O'Hare MMF Dempster Line Dee toward Davis CTA Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Barrington toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Park Ridge toward Chicago Cumberland toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Dee Road toward Chicago Track layout Legend northwest to Harvard or McHenry Pulse Dempster Line west to O'Hare MMF US 12 EB/ US 45 SB (Graceland Ave.) Ellinwood St. US 12 WB/ US 45 NB (Lee St.) Des Plaines Metra Pearson St. Ellinwood St. US 14 (Miner St.) River Rd. Pulse Dempster Line east to Davis Street southeast to Ogilvie TC Location

Not to be confused with [Forest Park station](/source/Forest_Park_station), a [Chicago "L"](/source/Chicago_%22L%22) station formerly known as Desplaines.

**Des Plaines** is one of two commuter railroad stations on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific Northwest Line](/source/Union_Pacific_Northwest_Line) in [Des Plaines, Illinois](/source/Des_Plaines%2C_Illinois). The station is located at 1501 Miner Street ([US 14](/source/U.S._Route_14_in_Illinois)), and lies 16.7 miles (26.9 km) from the [Ogilvie Transportation Center](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center) in [Chicago](/source/Chicago).[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Des Plaines is in zone 3. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Des_Plaines_station&action=edit), Des Plaines is the 30th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,209 weekday boardings.[1]

Parking is mostly available along the streets on either side of the tracks. Primarily this includes Miner Street between southeast of Perry Street and west of Des Plaines River Road. Other parking areas exist along Ellinwood Street between Pearson Street and Des Plaines River Road east of the [Des Plaines Public Library](/source/Des_Plaines_Public_Library), a lot on Webford Avenue off of Graceland Avenue (southbound [US 12](/source/U.S._Route_12_in_Illinois) / [45](/source/U.S._Route_45_in_Illinois)), and on Prairie Avenue east of Pearson Street.

As of May 30, 2023, Des Plaines is served by 69 trains (34 inbound, 35 outbound) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

On weekdays, four inbound trains originate, and five outbound trains terminate, at Des Plaines.

## Bus connections

**[Pace](/source/Pace_(transit))**

- 208 Golf Road

- 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only)

- 226 Oakton Street (weekdays only)

- 230 South Des Plaines (weekdays only)

- 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)

- 250 Dempster Street

- [Pulse](/source/Pace_Pulse) Dempster Line

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *Metra*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION"](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html). Retrieved April 19, 2017.

## External links

- [Metra - Des Plaines Station](https://web.archive.org/web/20100107004455/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/station.DESPLAINES.html)

- Chicago Railfan.net: - [Des Plaines Station](https://web.archive.org/web/20100706043601/http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Des_Plaines_station) - [Des Plaines Freight Sidings and Other Views](https://web.archive.org/web/20100705234212/http://chicago.railfan.net/cgi/photos.pl/?show=at:Des_Plaines)

- [Station from Pearson Street from Google Maps Street View](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0403994,-87.885798,3a,75y,98.51h,86.77t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1spYHMxd3ktyYaIgkIy5_LkA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

- [Station from Lee Street from Google Maps Street View](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.04133,-87.8878292,3a,75y,131.5h,85.5t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sumN59Dw6mdGHhnLKZfLiQA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

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