Winthrop Harbor station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Winthrop Harbor | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image=Winthrop Harbor station - January 2019.jpg | image_caption=Winthrop Harbor station in January 2019. | address=7th St., 1 block East of Ravine <br> [[Winthrop Harbor, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.4826|-87.8163|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other= | structure= | platform=2 [[Side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 tracks | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=59 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-3.3 | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Kenosha|right=Zion}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible = yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line=Milwaukee Division|left=Kenosha|right=Camp Logan}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTRgf!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr RP2q!~MFADEgq\vSKRZ-G2BUE\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ 7th St. vSTRgf!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail |pass_rank=206 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''Winthrop Harbor''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]] located in [[Winthrop Harbor, Illinois]]. It is located on 7th Street, one block east of Ravine Drive. Winthrop Harbor is {{convert|44.5|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Winthrop Harbor is in zone 4. As of 2018, Winthrop Harbor is the 206th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 59 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>

Winthrop Harbor is located at grade level and has two side platforms that serve two tracks. It is the northernmost Metra station in the State of Illinois. A parking lot is situated on the west side of the station.

As of September 20, 2025, Winthrop Harbor is served by 19 trains (10 inbound, nine outbound) on weekdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on weekends and holidays.

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== Further reading == * {{cite news|title=Village set to continue depot, downtown repairs | last=Smith | first=Caron |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26661536/village_set_to_continue_depot_downtown/|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 9, 1995|page=187|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate = December 30, 2018 }}

==External links== *[http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.WINTHROP.html Metra - Winthrop Harbor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605011706/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.WINTHROP.html |date=June 5, 2010 }} *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.482354,-87.8163432,3a,75y,9.79h,90.84t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sxfc0r8pXFYMzzZpitzaFig!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Station from 7th Street from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:Union Pacific North Line]]