{{short description|Commuter rail station in Fox River Grove, Illinois}} {{distinguish|text={{stl|Metra|River Grove}} on the [[Milwaukee District West Line]] and [[North Central Service]]}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Fox River Grove | icon={{ric|Metra|upnw}}}} | type= | image=Fox River Grove Station.jpg | image_caption=Fox River Grove station in November&nbsp;2016. | address=4015 [[U.S. Route 14 in Illinois|North Northwest Highway]]<br>[[Fox River Grove, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.1979|-88.2194|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other= | structure=Enclosed Shelter | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=462 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_rank=104 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_percent=2.4 | pass_system= | opened=1959 | closed= | rebuilt=2013<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |url=http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLNov2013.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2015-05-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234010/http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Bi_Level/OTBLNov2013.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-03 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|left=Cary|right=Barrington}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Wisconsin Division|left1=Cary|right1=Barrington}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTR!~MFADEg\d\RP4!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} northwest|to {{stl|Metra|Harvard}} or {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}}} RP2q\vSKRZ-G2BUE\dRP2q\RP4xRP2 ~~ Lincoln Ave. PLTl\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 PLTl\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 PLTl\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4!~POINTERg@fq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{jctrdt|state=IL|US|14}} (Northwest Hwy.) PLTl\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 RP2q\vSKRZ-G2BUE\dRP2q\RP4wRP2 ~~ {{rmri|left}} Algonquin Rd. \vSTR!~MFADEf\d\RP4!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} southeast to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffde02 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Fox River Grove''' is a commuter railroad station along [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]] in [[Fox River Grove, Illinois]]. It is located at 4015 North Northwest Highway ([[U.S. Route 14 in Illinois|US 14]]) and Lincoln Avenue, and lies {{convert|37.3|mi|km}} from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in [[Chicago]], and {{convert|25.8|mi|km}} from Harvard.<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Fox River Grove is in zone 4. {{As of|2018}}, Fox River Grove is the 104th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 462 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

As of May 30, 2023, Fox River Grove is served by 52 trains (27 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, by 30 trains (15 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

The station house is an unstaffed modestly decorative shelter that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks and on both sides of Lincoln Avenue. On the north side, there are small on-side parking lots between the tracks and the south side of North Northwest Highway. On the south side, much larger parking lots exist on Lincoln Avenue. The southeast parking lot is also accessible to Algonquin Road.

The station underwent a complete rebuild, that extended platforms to 640&nbsp;ft, (enough for an 8-car train), 2 new passenger shelters, bathroom facilities, repaved parking lot and improved lighting. The total price was $3.5 million, of which $1.2 million came from Union Pacific. The project was completed in the fall of 2013.<ref name=":1" />

== Accident == {{main|1995 Fox River Grove bus–train collision}} The Algonquin Road grade crossing at the south end of the station was the site of a collision on October 25, 1995 between an inbound Metra train and a school bus, that resulted in the deaths of seven students. The school bus was caught between the railroad tracks and the intersection with US 14, resulting in the accident.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100406173253/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-nw/station.FOXRG.html Metra - Fox River Grove Station] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.198104,-88.2194297,3a,75y,190.15h,87.89t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEqwfR7D8w_xFM_3o1MfBRg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Station House from Google Maps Street View]

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