# Prairie Crossing station

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Not to be confused with [Prairie View station](/source/Prairie_View_station).

Commuter rail stations in Libertyville, Illinois

Prairie Crossing Libertyville The Milwaukee District North Line platform in July 2021. General information Location 2401 Midlothian Road (NCS) 3001 Midlothian Road (MDN) Libertyville, Illinois Coordinates 42°19′06″N 88°01′03″W / 42.3184°N 88.0176°W / 42.3184; -88.0176 Owned by Metra Lines Fox Lake Subdivision (MDN) Waukesha Subdivision (NCS) Platforms 1 side platform (NCS) 1 side platform (MDN) Tracks 1 (NCS) 1 (MDN) Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened August 19, 1996[1] Passengers 2018 368 (avg. weekday)[2] 12.8% (MDN) Rank 128 out of 236 (MDN)[2] 2018 87 (avg. weekday)[2] 14.7% (NCS) Rank 194 out of 236 (NCS)[2] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Washington Street toward Antioch North Central Service Mundelein toward Union Station Grayslake toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Libertyville toward Union Station Former services Preceding station Soo Line Following station Grays Lake toward Portal Main Line Mundelein toward Chicago Track layout Legend north to Antioch north to Fox Lake Midlothian Rd. Casey Rd. IL 137 (Buckley Rd.) south to Union Station via Fox Lake Subdivision south to Union Station via Waukesha Subdivision Location

**Prairie Crossing** is a pair of [Metra](/source/Metra) stations located in [Libertyville, Illinois](/source/Libertyville%2C_Illinois). They are serviced by the [North Central Service](/source/North_Central_Service) and the [Milwaukee District North Line](/source/Milwaukee_District_North_Line). The station is 43.4 miles (69.8 km) away from [Chicago Union Station](/source/Chicago_Union_Station) via the North Central Service, and 39.8 miles (64.1 km) via the Milwaukee District North Line.[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, both Prairie Crossing platforms are in zone 4.

The North Central Service station opened first, in 1996, along with the rest of the line. The Milwaukee District North Line platform opened as an infill station in 2004.[4] The two lines cross at an at-grade diamond northwest of the station. A connector track is present at the diamond.

In terms of passenger boardings, Metra considers the Milwaukee District North Line and North Central Service platforms to be separate stations. The platforms are within walking distance of each other. As of 2018, the Milwaukee District North Line platform is considered to be the 128th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 368 weekday boardings.[2] The North Central Service platform is considered to be the 194th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 87 weekday boardings.[2]

On the Milwaukee District North Line, as of February 15, 2024, Prairie Crossing is served by 35 trains (16 inbound, 19 outbound) on weekdays, by 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

On the North Central Service, as of February 15, 2024, Prairie Crossing is served by 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996). ["Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071877/antioch-station-august-19-1996/). *The Daily Herald*. Chicago, Illinois. pp. 1–7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_2-4) [***f***](#cite_ref-:0_2-5) ["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-3)** [Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service](http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmnc.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmmilwf.html)

## External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Prairie Crossing station](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Prairie_Crossing_station).

- [Metra – Stations – Prairie Crossing station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/ncs/stations/PRAIRCROSS)

- [Metra – Stations – Prairie Crossing station](http://metrarail.com/maps-schedules/train-lines/md-n/stations/PRAIRIEXNG)

- [North Central Service station from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.318092,-88.017176&spn=0.003951,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.318092,-88.017176&panoid=NbHBXKiXyUj5-mUDylQk2g&cbp=12,201.19,,0,2.96)

- [Milwaukee District / North Line station from Google Maps Street View](https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.321029,-88.014839&spn=0.00395,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.321029,-88.014839&panoid=sv5sRLXFBNjTbDrQ0MJ8zw&cbp=12,223.44,,0,0.07)

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