# Mount Prospect station

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Commuter rail station in Illinois

Mount Prospect General information Location 13 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois Coordinates 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361 Owned by Metra Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Tracks 3 tracks Connections Pace buses Construction Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 3 History Opened 1930 Passengers 2018 1,879 (average weekday)[1] 3.5% Rank 11 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Arlington Heights toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Cumberland toward Ogilvie TC Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Arlington Heights toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Cumberland toward Chicago Track layout Legend UPNW northwest to Harvard or McHenry IL 83 (Main St.) Emerson St. Prospect Ave. US 14 (Northwest Hwy.) UPNW southeast to Ogilvie TC Location

**Mount Prospect** is a station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific Northwest Line](/source/Union_Pacific_Northwest_Line) located in [Mount Prospect, Illinois](/source/Mount_Prospect%2C_Illinois). The station is located at 13 E. [Northwest Highway](/source/U.S._Route_14_in_Illinois) near its intersection with Main St. ([Illinois Route 83](/source/Illinois_Route_83)). Mount Prospect is 20.0 miles (32.2 km) from [Ogilvie Transportation Center](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center), the Northwest Line's southern terminus.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone 3. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mount_Prospect_station&action=edit), Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings.[1]

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](/source/Pace_(transit))**

- 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)

## 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 – Union Pacific/Northwest Line](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html)

## External links

- [Metra – Mount Prospect](https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-NW/stations/MTPROSPECT)

- [Station from Main Street from Google Maps Street View](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0632057,-87.9367392,3a,75y,114.77h,82.41t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJXjCmRpI_OaYUsMXQvbcMQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192)

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