{{short description|Commuter rail station in Crystal Lake, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Pingree Road | icon={{ric|Metra|upnw}}}} | type= | image= Pingree Road Station - November 2016.jpg | image_caption=Pingree Road station in November&nbsp;2016. | address=570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road<br>[[Crystal Lake, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.2342|-88.2980|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other= | structure=Elevated | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes: Vending | bicycle=Yes | baggage_check= | passengers=707 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-5.9 | pass_rank=73 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=September 7, 2005 | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | services={{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|type1=McHenry|type2=Harvard|left1=McHenry|note-left1=Limited service|right1=Cary|left2=Crystal Lake|right2=Cary}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} northwest|to {{stl|Metra|Harvard}} or {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}}} vÜSTl PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTR RP2q\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q ~~ Pingree Rd. vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} southeast to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #ffde02 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Pingree Road''' is one of two commuter railroad stations on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific Northwest Line]] in the city of [[Crystal Lake, Illinois]]. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and is {{convert|41.7|mi|km}} from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in [[Chicago]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html|title=RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION|website=Chicagorailfan.com|accessdate=27 March 2016}}</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Pingree Road is in zone 4. {{As of|2018}}, Pingree Road is the 73rd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 707 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 May 30, 2023, Pingree Road is served by 58 trains (30 inbound, 28 outbound) on weekdays, by 30 trains (15 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

Pingree Road station is the {{As of|2006|alt=newest}} station to be constructed on the UP-NW Line, opening on September 7, 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metrarail.com/Press_Releases/press-release-09-07-05.html |title=Metra News Release |accessdate=June 20, 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906180906/http://metrarail.com/Press_Releases/press-release-09-07-05.html |archivedate=September 6, 2008 }}</ref> It serves as the southern terminus of the McHenry Branch of the UP-NW line. The actual junction between the main branch and McHenry branch is {{convert|0.8|mi|km}} northwest of the station. West of the station, the Main Branch becomes the Harvard Branch. <!--Pingree Road is currently the closest Metra station to the [[Illinois Railway Museum]].--> Currently, no bus connections are available at this station.

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==External links== *[https://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/UP-NW/stations/PINGREE Metra - Pingree Road] *[https://www.flickr.com/photos/thomas-merton/2841839940/ Flickr - Pingree Road Station]

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[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois|Pingree Road]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 2005]] [[Category:Crystal Lake, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in McHenry County, Illinois]]

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