Mokena station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Mokena, Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra|name={{Metra header | name=Mokena | icon={{ric|Metra|ri}}}} | type= | image= Mokena Station - April 2016.jpg | image_caption=Mokena station in September 2016. | address=Front Street and Mokena Street<br />[[Mokena, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|41.5309|-87.8866|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=Joliet Subdistrict | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=559 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-7.5 | pass_rank=90 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Village of Mokena | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Rock Island|left=New Lenox|right=Hickory Creek}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad|line=Suburban|left=New Lenox|right=Tinley Park}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|RI}} to {{stl|Metra|LaSalle}} PLTl\vSTR\ PLTl\vSTR\ RP2q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Mokena St. PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr \vÜSTl\PLTr \vSTR\PLTr vÜSTr RP3q!~MFADEgq\RP3q!~vBUE\RP3q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Wolf Rd. vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|RI}} to {{stl|Metra|Joliet}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #e1261c | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers= }} '''Mokena''' is one of two [[commuter rail]] stations along [[Metra]]'s [[Rock Island District]] line that are located in [[Mokena, Illinois]]. The station is located on Front Street and Mokena Street east of Wolf Road, and is {{convert|29.6|mi|km}} away from [[LaSalle Street Station]], the northern terminus of the line.<ref name="mmri">[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District]</ref> In Metra's fare-based system, Mokena is in zone 4. As of 2018, Mokena is the 90th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 559 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 2022, Mokena is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Unlike {{stl|Metra|Hickory Creek}} to the east, Mokena has both a waiting room and a ticket agency window. Parking is available on Front Street between Wolf Road and Mokena Street, as well as on the northwest corner of McGovney Street and Mokena Street. Additional parking can be found further northwest on Willow Crest Lane off of Wolf Road, and at the Village Hall to the northeast on the corners of Division, Third, and Carpenter Streets. Currently, no bus connections are available at the station.

==Tracks== There are two tracks at Mokena. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

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==External links== {{Metra web|Rock Island|MOKENA|Mokena}}

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