# New Lenox station

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Commuter rail station in New Lenox, Illinois

New Lenox New Lenox station in April 2024. General information Location 300 North Church Street New Lenox, Illinois Coordinates 41°30′52″N 87°57′55″W / 41.5144°N 87.9653°W / 41.5144; -87.9653 Owned by Metra Line Joliet Subdistrict Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened 1852 Passengers 2018 1,046 (average weekday)[1] 6.2% Rank 49 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Joliet Terminus Rock Island Mokena toward LaSalle Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Joliet Terminus Suburban Service Mokena toward Chicago Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle Cedar Rd. RI to Joliet Location

**New Lenox** is a commuter [train station](/source/Train_station) along [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Rock Island District](/source/Rock_Island_District) line in [New Lenox](/source/New_Lenox%2C_Illinois), a southern suburb of [Chicago, Illinois](/source/Chicago%2C_Illinois). The station is officially located on 300 North Church Street, and lies 34.0 miles (54.7 km) away from [LaSalle Street Station](/source/LaSalle_Street_Station), the northern terminus of the line,[2] however parking is available between Church Street and far northeast of Haven Avenue. It is also the penultimate station along the RID line before reaching the end of the line at [Joliet Transportation Center](/source/Joliet_Transportation_Center). In Metra's fare-based system, New Lenox station is in zone 4. As of 2018, New Lenox is the 49th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,046 weekday boardings.[1]

As of 2022, New Lenox 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. It is located just north of [U.S. Route 30](/source/U.S._Route_30_in_Illinois).

New Lenox station was originally built by the [Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad](/source/Chicago%2C_Rock_Island_%26_Pacific_Railroad) in 1852 with a small wooden depot. In 1900, the station received a larger brick depot which stood for over a century until it was relocated in 2018 to make way for a new depot on the site. At that time, the 1900-vintage depot was moved 6 miles (9.7 km) north by truck and now serves as a ticket office for a corn maze in [Homer Glen](/source/Homer_Glen).[3]

The station is also west of a bridge that carries a former [Wabash Railroad](/source/Wabash_Railroad) line which now serves as Metra's [SouthWest Service](/source/SouthWest_Service) line. A new station was built for that line at [Laraway Road](/source/Laraway_Road%2FNew_Lenox_station) in 2006. There are no convenient transfers between these two stations. Like Laraway Road station, no bus connections are currently available at New Lenox.

## Tracks

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

## 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-mmri_2-0)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmri.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://heritagerail.org/2018/08/new-lenox-depot-saved/](https://heritagerail.org/2018/08/new-lenox-depot-saved/)

## External links

- [Metra – Stations – New Lenox station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/ri/stations/NEWLENOX)

- [Station House from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.513609,-87.96524&spn=0.004001,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.513609,-87.96524&panoid=uS6BX0DIc1Lxs-6j3MRkkQ&cbp=12,356.96,,1,2.52)

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