Palos Park station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Palos Park, Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station|name={{Metra header | name= Palos Park | icon={{ric|Metra|sws}}}} | style=Metra | image=Palos Park Station.jpg | image_caption=Palos Park station in April 2016. | address=123rd Street & 82nd Avenue<br />[[Palos Park, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|41.6690|-87.8202|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=424 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-1.9 | pass_rank=112 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | years1=February 1964 | events1=Station agency discontinued<ref>{{cite news |title=Wabash R.R. Drops Stops in 2 Suburbs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63072649/worthpalos-pk-agents-february-16-1964/ |accessdate=November 12, 2020 |work=[[The Chicago Tribune]] |date=February 16, 1964 |page=15|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=SouthWest Service|left=143rd Street/Orland Park|right=Palos Heights}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system1=Norfolk and Western Railway |line1=Orland Park Cannonball|left1=Southmore|right1=Palos Heights |system2=Wabash Railroad |line2=Main|left2=Orland Park|right2=Palos Heights}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|SWS}} to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} RP23+e!~MFADE3+1!~lhvSTR(l)\hvSTR\RP2w+1!~MFADE1+3!~lhvSTR(r) ~~ ~~ 121st St. vSTR PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTR RP23+e!~MFADE3+1\vSTR!~MSTRq!~hRP2q\RP2w+1!~MFADE1+3 ~~ ~~ 123rd St. vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|SWS}} to {{stl|Metra|Manhattan}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #005db9 | mapframe-marker = rail | mpassengers= }} '''Palos Park''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[SouthWest Service]] in [[Palos Park, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|19.8|mi|km}} away from [[Chicago Union Station]], the northern terminus of the line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmsw.html Metra Railfan Tips - SouthWest Service]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Palos Park is in zone 4. As of 2018, Palos Park is the 112th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 424 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 February 15, 2024, Palos Park is served by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekdays. Saturday service is currently suspended.

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== External links == *{{Metra web|SouthWest Service|palospark|Palos Park}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.667516,-87.821816&spn=0.003991,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.667516,-87.821816&panoid=Lmxh9CqPiMe9ttuXzwOa_A&cbp=12,32.63,,1,2.81 Station from 123rd Street from Google Maps Street View]

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