Lake Villa station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Lake Villa, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Metra header | name=Lake Villa | icon={{ric|Metra|ncs}}}} | type = | style = Metra | image = Lake Villa station.JPG | image_caption = Lake Villa station in February 2016. | address = 129 Railroad Avenue<br />[[Lake Villa, Illinois]] | coordinates = {{coord|42.4175|-88.0795|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = [[Canadian National Railway|CN]] [[Waukesha Subdivision]] | other = | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 130 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = -12.2 | pass_rank = 178 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system = | opened = July 26, 1886 | closed = | rebuilt = August 19, 1996<ref>{{cite news |last1=Granger |first1=Bill |title=Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071877/antioch-station-august-19-1996/ |accessdate=November 11, 2020 |work=The Daily Herald |date=August 19, 1996 |location=Chicago, Illinois |pages=1–7|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 4 | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=North Central|left=Antioch|right=Round Lake Beach}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad|line=main|left=Antioch|right=Grays Lake}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} north to {{stl|Metra|Antioch}} \vSTR\PLTr!~RP2 RP2sRP2\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2xRP2 ~~ Cedar Ave. RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~PLTr RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~PLTr RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\RP2!~POINTERg@fq ~~ Central Ave. RP2!~POINTERg@fq\vSTR\RP2 ~~ Railroad Ave. RP2nRP2\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2nRP2 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{jctrdt|state=IL|IL|132}} (Grand Ave.) vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} south to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #62319f | mapframe-marker = rail }}

'''Lake Villa''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[North Central Service]] in [[Lake Villa, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|48.4|mi|km}} away from [[Chicago Union Station]], the southern terminus of the line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmnc.html Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Villa is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Villa is the 178th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 130 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 February 15, 2024, Lake Villa is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

The Lake Villa depot is a reconstruction of the original [[Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad]] depot from 1886. The depot was reconstructed in 1996.<ref>[http://www.lake-villa.org/category/subcategory.php?categoryid=11 History of Lake Villa, Illinois]</ref>

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== External links == {{Metra web|North Central|LAKEVILLA}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.418079,-88.07956&spn=0.003944,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.418158,-88.079481&panoid=pcJFm0R2X04a3DOw6U3-Tg&cbp=12,150.31,,0,0.63 Station from Cedar Avenue from Google Maps Street View]

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