Round Lake Beach station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Round Lake Beach, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | name = {{Metra header | name=Round Lake Beach | icon={{ric|Metra|ncs}}}} | style = Metra | image = Round Lake Beach station.JPG | image_caption = Round Lake Beach station in February 2016, with a freight train passing. | address = 680 East Mallard Creek Drive<br />[[Round Lake Beach, Illinois]] | coordinates = {{coord|42.3851|-88.0655|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = [[Canadian National Railway|CN]] [[Waukesha Subdivision]] | other = | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | depth = | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 111 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = -3.5 | pass_rank = 184 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 = 4 | former = | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=North Central|left=Lake Villa|right=Washington Street}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} north to {{stl|Metra|Antioch}} PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr SPLe RP2q\SKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q ~~ Hook Dr. STR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|NCS}} south to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #62319f | mapframe-marker = rail }}

'''Round Lake Beach''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[North Central Service]] in [[Round Lake Beach, Illinois]]. The station is {{convert|48.5|mi|km}} away from [[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, Round Lake Beach is in zone 4. As of 2018, Round Lake Beach is the 184th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 111 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>

Round Lake Beach station is a brick-and-stucco enclosed structure with a gabled roof, a cupola, and two glass-enclosed canopies on both sides. A 19th-century-style street light can be found next to the station in the parking lot.<ref>[http://www.depotmaps.com/Images/DepotIL/RoundLakeBeachIL.jpg Dynamic Depot Maps image]</ref>

As of February 15, 2024, Round Lake Beach is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

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== External links == {{Metra web|North Central|ROUNDLKBCH}} {{Authority control}}

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:1996 establishments in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996]]