Lemont (Metra station)

Lemont
The Lemont station in April 2016.
Location	101 Main Street Lemont, Illinois
Coordinates	41°40′25″N 88°00′09″W / 41.6737°N 88.0024°W / 41.6737; -88.0024Coordinates: 41°40′25″N 88°00′09″W / 41.6737°N 88.0024°W / 41.6737; -88.0024
Line(s)	Heritage Corridor
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
History
Opened	1859
Traffic
Passengers	456 (avg. weekday 2014)
Rank	110 out of 236
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Lockport toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Willow Springs toward Chicago Union Station   Former services   Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Romeoville toward Los Angeles Main Line Willow Springs toward Chicago Dearborn Station

Lemont is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lemont, Illinois. The station is 25.3 miles (40.7 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lemont is in zone E.

Lemont Station was originally built by the Chicago and Alton Railroad in 1859 and designed in a manner similar to that of Lockport Station. The tracks run parallel to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.