Lemont station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Lemont, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra|name={{Metra header | name= Lemont | icon={{ric|Metra|hc}}}} | type= | image=Lemont Station - July 2020.jpg | image_caption=Lemont station in July 2020. | address=101 Main Street<br />[[Lemont, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|41.6737|-88.0024|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= [[CN Joliet Subdivision]] | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=455 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-7 | pass_rank=105 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=1859 | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=3 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Heritage Corridor|left1=Romeoville|right1=Willow Springs}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Metra|line=Heritage Corridor|left1=5th Street|note-left1=closed 1988|right1=Willow Springs|system2=Alton Railroad|line2=Main|left2=Lockport|right2=Lambert}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=1|map= vSTRfg!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|HC}} to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} PLTl!~MRP4q!~hRP4q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G4h\hRP4q!~MFADEfq~~ ~~ ~~{{BSsplit|{{rmri|left}} Lemont Rd.|State St. {{rmri|right}}}} PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr \vSTR\PLTr vSTRfg!~MFADEf~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|HC}} to {{stl|Metra|Joliet}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #8b1e41 | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers= }}

'''Lemont station''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Heritage Corridor]] in [[Lemont, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|25.3|mi|km}} away from [[Union Station (Chicago)|Union Station]], the northern terminus of the line.<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmhc.html Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lemont is in zone 3. As of 2018, Lemont is the 105th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 455 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, Lemont is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.

Lemont station was originally built by the [[Chicago and Alton Railroad]] in 1859 and designed in a manner similar to that of {{stl|Metra|Lockport}} station. The tracks run parallel to the [[Illinois and Michigan Canal]], and shares the right-of-way with [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Lincoln Service]]'' and ''[[Texas Eagle]]'' trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

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== External links == *{{Metra web|Heritage Corridor|lemont}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.673938,-88.002162&spn=0.003927,0.013733&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.673558,-88.002357&panoid=QOQKmax2VEVAQwBXv7tMKA&cbp=12,340.03,,0,-0.35 Station House from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago and Alton Railroad stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1859]] [[Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois]]