# Lemont station

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Commuter rail station in Lemont, Illinois

Lemont Lemont station in July 2020. General information Location 101 Main Street Lemont, Illinois Coordinates 41°40′25″N 88°00′09″W / 41.6737°N 88.0024°W / 41.6737; -88.0024 Owned by Metra Line CN Joliet Subdivision Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Construction Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1859 Passengers 2018 455 (average weekday)[1] 7% Rank 105 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Romeoville toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Willow Springs toward Union Station Former services Preceding station Metra Following station 5th Street closed 1988 toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Willow Springs toward Union Station Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station Lockport toward St. Louis Main Line Lambert toward Chicago Track layout Legend HC to Union Station Lemont Rd. State St. HC to Joliet Location

**Lemont station** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Heritage Corridor](/source/Heritage_Corridor) in [Lemont, Illinois](/source/Lemont%2C_Illinois). The station is 25.3 miles (40.7 km) away from [Union Station](/source/Union_Station_(Chicago)), the northern terminus of the line.[2] 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.[1]

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](/source/Chicago_and_Alton_Railroad) in 1859 and designed in a manner similar to that of [Lockport](/source/Lockport_station_(Illinois)) station. The tracks run parallel to the [Illinois and Michigan Canal](/source/Illinois_and_Michigan_Canal), and shares the right-of-way with [Amtrak](/source/Amtrak)'s *[Lincoln Service](/source/Lincoln_Service)* and *[Texas Eagle](/source/Texas_Eagle)* trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

## 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)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmhc.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – Lemont station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/hc/stations/lemont)

- [Station House from Google Maps Street View](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)

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