# Palatine station

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Commuter rail station in Palatine, Illinois

Palatine Palatine station in May 2021. General information Location 137 West Wood Street Palatine, Illinois Coordinates 42°06′47″N 88°02′54″W / 42.1131°N 88.0484°W / 42.1131; -88.0484 Owned by Village of Palatine Platforms 1 side platform, 1 island platform Tracks 3 Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Rebuilt September 11, 1971[1] June 25, 2001[2] Passengers 2018 2,482 (average weekday)[3] 4.4% Rank 7 out of 236[3] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Barrington toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Arlington Park toward Ogilvie TC Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Barrington toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Arlington Park toward Chicago Track layout Legend UPNW northwest to Harvard or McHenry Smith St. UPNW southeast to Ogilvie TC Location

**Palatine station** is a commuter railroad station on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific Northwest Line](/source/Union_Pacific_Northwest_Line) in the village of [Palatine, Illinois](/source/Palatine%2C_Illinois). It is officially located at 137 West Wood Street, however there are parking lots for the station scattered within its vicinity, such as those on Smith Street, Colfax Street, Brockway Street, Slade Street, Railroad Avenue, and Palatine Road. Palatine is the outermost station on the UP-NW line to have three tracks, serviced by two platforms. Inbound trains are serviced by the north side platform nearest the station, with outbound and center track express trains serviced by the south island platform. The station is 26.8 miles (43.1 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center. Due to the Northwest Line's schedule, it is common to see an outbound train and an inbound train arriving at the same time, as Palatine is the halfway point between Ogilvie and Harvard. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Palatine is located in zone 4. As of 2018[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Palatine_station&action=edit), Palatine is the seventh busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 2,482 weekday boardings.[3]

As of May 30, 2023, Palatine is served by 69 trains (35 inbound, 34 outbound) on weekdays, by 33 trains (16 inbound, all 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

On weekdays, one inbound train originates, and three outbound trains terminate, at Palatine.

## History

The original Palatine train station was a [Chicago and North Western Railway](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway) structure, located between Plum Grove Road and Bothwell Street north of the tracks until 1971 when a station with an attached strip mall and restaurant was built across Smith Street from the present station. Today's station was built by DLK Civic Design, an architecture firm based in Chicago, in 2001. It contains a clock tower and an outdoor coffee shop/café, a pedestrian concourse, and decorative canopies, as well as concession facilities. The original station site has been replaced by a mixed condominium/business complex while the 1971–2001 site was razed to make way for a parking garage, an office building, and a new location for the Durty Nellie's restaurant and nightclub.

Until it was discontinued on February 8, 2010, [Pace](/source/Pace_(transit)) route 699 offered northbound service to northeast Palatine and southbound service to [Harper College](/source/Harper_College), the [Woodfield Mall](/source/Woodfield_Mall) area in [Schaumburg](/source/Schaumburg%2C_Illinois), [Alexian Brothers](/source/Alexians) Medical Center, and Elk Crossing Shopping Center, the latter two in [Elk Grove Village](/source/Elk_Grove_Village%2C_Illinois).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["'Palatine Special' Will Greet New Train Station"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-palatine-station-septe/149410597/). *[The Chicago Daily Herald](/source/Chicago_Times)*. September 10, 1971. p. 2. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Sotonoff, Jamie (June 21, 2001). ["Ready for the Crush"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-palatine-station-june/149411037/). *[The Daily Herald](/source/The_Chicago_Times)*. pp. 1, 14. Retrieved June 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_3-2) ["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.

## External links

- Media related to [Palatine (Metra)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Palatine_(Metra)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Metra - Palatine Station](https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-NW/stations/PALATINE)

- [Palatine Metra Station (DLK Civic Design)](https://archive.today/20060311071354/http://www.dlkinc.com/project_pms.htm)

- [Station from Smith Street from Google Maps Street View](https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1130532,-88.0486271,3a,75y,89.86h,88.03t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sEs_yc_uWtRJnfNGpa1pylA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656)

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v t e Palatine, Illinois Education Schools Community Consolidated School District 15 Township High School District 211 Palatine High School William Fremd High School Quest Academy Other education Harper College Other Landmarks Charles H. Patten House Cutting Hall George Clayson House Palatine Metra station History Brown's Chicken massacre This list is incomplete.

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