Prospect Heights station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Prospect Heights, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Metra header | name=Prospect Heights | icon={{ric|Metra|ncs}}}} | style = Metra | image = Prospect Heights Metra Station 2021-06-05 13-02.jpg | image_caption = Prospect Heights station in June 2021. | address = 55 South Wolf Road<br />[[Prospect Heights, Illinois]] | coordinates = {{coord|42.0923|-87.9080|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = [[Canadian National Railway|CN]] [[Waukesha Subdivision]] | other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]] | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 304 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = 14.3 | pass_rank = 144 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system = | opened = August 19, 1996<ref>{{cite news |last1=Granger |first1=Bill |title=Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/63071877/antioch-station-august-19-1996/ |accessdate=November 11, 2020 |work=The Daily Herald |date=August 19, 1996 |location=Chicago, Illinois |pages=1–7|via=Newspapers.com}} {{open access}}</ref> | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 3 | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=North Central|left=Wheeling|right=O'Hare Transfer}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} north to {{stl|Metra|Antioch}} \RP2c2!~vSTR\RP23+1 RP2c2\RP23+1!~vBUE\RP2c4 ~~ Wolf Rd. RP23+1\RP2c4!~vSTR\ PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} south to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #62319f | mapframe-marker = rail }}

'''Prospect Heights''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[North Central Service]] in [[Prospect Heights, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|26.6|mi|km}} away from [[Union Station (Chicago)|Union Station]], the southern terminus of the line.<ref>[http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmnc.html Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prospect Heights is in zone 3. As of 2018, Prospect Heights is the 144th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 304 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, Prospect Heights is served by 12 trains (six in each direction) on weekdays.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' * 221 Wolf Road<ref>{{Pace web|221|Wolf Road}}</ref>

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== External links == {{Metra web|North Central|PROSPECTHG}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=42.092419,-87.908778&spn=0.003933,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.092008,-87.909035&panoid=X-Phi9doZrZWPSURdHgrVA&cbp=12,63.4,,1,-3.59 Station House from Google Maps Street View]

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