Mount Prospect station

{{Short description|Commuter rail station in Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Mount Prospect | icon={{ric|Metra|upnw}}}} | type= | image= Mount Prospect Station.jpg | image_caption= | address=13 [[U.S. Route 14 in Illinois|East Northwest Highway]]<br>[[Mount Prospect, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.0631|-87.9361|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other=[[Pace (transit)|Pace]] buses | structure= | platform=1 [[side platform]], 1 [[island platform]] | depth= | levels= | tracks=3 tracks | parking= | bicycle= | opened=1930 | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=3 | former= | passengers=1,879 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=3.5 | pass_rank=11 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | mpassengers= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|left=Arlington Heights|right=Cumberland}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Wisconsin Division|left1=Arlington Heights|right1=Cumberland}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= v-RP2!~MFADEg\v-STR!~MFADEg\vSTR!~MFADEg\d\RP4!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} northwest|to {{stl|Metra|Harvard}} or {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}}} v-RP2\SHI1+l\vSTR\d\RP4 v-RP2!~RP4q\RP4q!~BUE\RP4q!~vBUE\dRP4q\RP4xRP4 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{jctrdt|state=IL|IL|83}} (Main St.) v-RP2\PSTR(L)\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 v-RP2\PSTR(L)\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 v-RP2!~RP2q\SKRZ-G2BUE\vSKRZ-G2BUE\dRP2q\RP4xRP2 ~~ Emerson St. v-RP2\PSTR(L)\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 v-RP2!~POINTERfq\PSTR(L)\vSTR\dPLTr\RP4 ~~ Prospect Ave. v-RP2\SHI1l\vSTR\d\RP4!~POINTERg@fq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{jctrdt|state=IL|US|14}} (Northwest Hwy.) v-RP2!~MFADEf\v-STR!~MFADEf\vSTR!~MFADEf\d\RP4!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} southeast to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffde02 | mapframe-marker = rail }}

'''Mount Prospect''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]] located in [[Mount Prospect, Illinois]]. The station is located at 13 E. [[U.S. Route 14 in Illinois|Northwest Highway]] near its intersection with Main St. ([[Illinois Route 83]]). Mount Prospect is {{convert|20.0|mi|km}} from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the Northwest Line's southern terminus.<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone 3. {{As of|2018}}, Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 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>

The station has three tracks; an outbound track to the southwest, an inbound track to the northeast, and a bidirectional express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.

As of May 30, 2023, Mount Prospect is served by 62 trains (31 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]'''

* <nowiki> 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)</nowiki>

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-NW/stations/MTPROSPECT Metra – Mount Prospect] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0632057,-87.9367392,3a,75y,114.77h,82.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXjCmRpI_OaYUsMXQvbcMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View]

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