# La Fox station > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/La_Fox_station > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/La_Fox_station.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Fox_station > Source revision: 1343381125 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Commuter rail station in La Fox, Illinois La Fox La Fox station in October 2016. General information Location 40 West 999 Keslinger Road La Fox, Illinois Coordinates 41°53′12″N 88°24′42″W / 41.8866°N 88.4118°W / 41.8866; -88.4118 Owned by Metra Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Tracks 3 Construction Parking 300 (2007 count) Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened January 23, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-01-23) Passengers 2018 295 (average weekday)[1] 6.9% Rank 146 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Elburn Terminus Union Pacific West Geneva toward Ogilvie TC Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Elburn toward Omaha Main Line Geneva toward Chicago Track layout Legend UPW west to Elburn La Fox Rd. UPW east to Ogilvie TC Location **La Fox** is the penultimate station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific West Line](/source/Union_Pacific_West_Line), located in [La Fox, Illinois](/source/La_Fox%2C_Illinois), an unincorporated area in [Kane County, Illinois](/source/Kane_County%2C_Illinois). The station is 41.1 miles (66.1 km) away from [Ogilvie Transportation Center](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center), the eastern terminus of the West Line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, La Fox is in zone 4. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=La_Fox_station&action=edit), La Fox is the 146th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 295 weekday boardings.[1] Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (island) platform and outbound trains use the south (side) platform. The northernmost track, despite being adjacent to the island platform, is used exclusively by freight trains. As of September 8, 2025, La Fox is served by 49 trains (25 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. On weekdays, two inbound trains originate here, and three outbound trains terminate here. La Fox was originally served by the [Chicago and North Western Railway](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway) on its main line from Chicago to [Omaha, Nebraska](/source/Omaha%2C_Nebraska). A station was located at the [crossing](/source/Level_crossing) of La Fox Road and the tracks, and closed in 1954.[3][4] La Fox station is located at ground level and consists of two platforms, one side, and one island. Three tracks run through the station, and all tracks are served by a platform. There is an unstaffed shelter next to the south track. La Fox has no bus connections. It is next door to the [Potter and Barker Grain Elevator](/source/Potter_and_Barker_Grain_Elevator). Inbound Metra trains to Chicago either use the south track or the middle track, depending on the time of day. Outbound Metra trains to [Elburn](/source/Elburn_station) use the south track. During rush hours, out-of-service Metra trains bypass the station on their way to the Elburn rail yard. La Fox station serves [La Fox](/source/La_Fox%2C_Illinois), [Campton Hills](/source/Campton_Hills%2C_Illinois), [Wasco](/source/Wasco%2C_Illinois), [Kaneville](/source/Kaneville), and parts of [Geneva, Illinois](/source/Geneva%2C_Illinois). ## 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). *metrarail.com*. 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)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupw.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** J. Morgan (2011). ["History of La Fox"](https://www.lafox.us/History). La Fox Civic Association. Retrieved March 29, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [*Chicago and Northwestern, La Fox Station*](https://digital.lib.niu.edu/islandora/object/rhcrc%3A1142), [Northern Illinois University](/source/Northern_Illinois_University) Digital Library, August 3, 1947, retrieved March 29, 2020 ## External links - Media related to [La Fox (Metra)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:La_Fox_(Metra)) at Wikimedia Commons - [Metra – Stations – La Fox station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/up-w/stations/lafox) v t e Metra stations BNSF Union Station Halsted Street Western Avenue Cicero Clyde (closed) LaVergne Berwyn Harlem Avenue Riverside Hollywood Brookfield Congress Park LaGrange Road Stone Avenue Western Springs Highlands Hinsdale West Hinsdale Clarendon Hills Westmont Fairview Avenue Main Street Belmont Lisle Naperville Route 59 Aurora Heritage Corridor Union Station Glenn (closed) Summit Willow Springs Lemont Romeoville 5th Street (closed) Lockport Joliet Metra Electric Millennium Station Van Buren Street Museum Campus 18th Street McCormick Place 27th Street 47th Street 51st/​53rd Street 55th/56th/57th Street 59th/​60th Street 63rd Street 75th Street 79th Street 83rd Street 87th Street 91st Street 95th Street 103rd Street 107th Street 111th Street 115th Street Riverdale Ivanhoe 147th Street Harvey Hazel Crest Calumet Homewood Flossmoor Olympia Fields 211th Street Matteson Richton Park University Park South Chicago Branch Stony Island Bryn Mawr South Shore 75th Street 79th Street 83rd Street 87th Street 91st Street (closed) 93rd Street Blue Island Branch State Street Stewart Ridge West Pullman Racine Avenue Ashland/​Calumet Park Burr Oak Blue Island Milwaukee District North Union Station Western Avenue Healy Grayland Mayfair Forest Glen Edgebrook Morton Grove Golf Glenview The Glen Northbrook Lake Cook Road Deerfield Lake Forest Libertyville Prairie Crossing Grayslake Round Lake Long Lake Ingleside Fox Lake Milwaukee District West Union Station Western Avenue Hermosa (closed) Grand/​Cicero Cragin (closed) Hanson Park Galewood Mars Mont Clare Elmwood Park River Grove Franklin Park Mannheim Bensenville Wood Dale Itasca Medinah Roselle Schaumburg Hanover Park Bartlett National Street Elgin Big Timber Road Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail Belvidere (future) Rockford (future) North Central Service Union Station Western Avenue River Grove Belmont Avenue Schiller Park Rosemont O'Hare Transfer Prospect Heights Wheeling Buffalo Grove Prairie View Vernon Hills Mundelein Prairie Crossing Washington Street Round Lake Beach Lake Villa Antioch Rock Island LaSalle 35th Street Auburn Park (closed; future) Gresham 95th Street 99th Street (closed) 103rd Street Blue Island/​Vermont Street Robbins Midlothian Oak Forest Tinley Park 80th Avenue Hickory Creek Mokena New Lenox Joliet Beverly Branch Brainerd 91st Street 95th Street 99th Street 103rd Street 107th Street 111th Street 115th Street 119th Street 123rd Street Prairie Street SouthWest Service Union Station Wrightwood Ashburn Oak Lawn Patriot Chicago Ridge Worth Palos Heights Palos Park 143rd Street 153rd Street 179th Street Laraway Road Manhattan Union Pacific North Ogilvie TC Clybourn Ravenswood Peterson/​Ridge Rogers Park Main Street Davis Street Central Street Wilmette Kenilworth Indian Hill Winnetka Hubbard Woods Glencoe Braeside Ravinia Park Ravinia Highland Park Highwood Fort Sheridan Lake Forest Lake Bluff Great Lakes North Chicago Abbott's Platform (closed) Waukegan Zion Winthrop Harbor Kenosha Union Pacific Northwest Ogilvie TC Clybourn Irving Park Jefferson Park Gladstone Park Norwood Park Edison Park Park Ridge Dee Road Des Plaines Cumberland Mount Prospect Arlington Heights Arlington Park Palatine Barrington Fox River Grove Cary Pingree Road Crystal Lake Woodstock Harvard McHenry Branch McHenry Union Pacific West Ogilvie TC Kedzie Oak Park River Forest Maywood Melrose Park Bellwood Berkeley Elmhurst Villa Park Lombard Glen Ellyn College Avenue Wheaton Winfield West Chicago Geneva La Fox Elburn Category Bold denotes downtown terminals Italics denote closed stations, future stations, and unused line segments. 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