Location | 13 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°WCoordinates: 42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W | ||||||||||
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Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||
Tracks | 3 tracks | ||||||||||
Connections | Pace buses | ||||||||||
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Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||
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Fare zone | D | ||||||||||
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Opened | 1930 | ||||||||||
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Passengers (2014) | 1,774 (avg. weekday) | ||||||||||
Rank | 12 out of 236 | ||||||||||
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Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway (U.S. Route 14) near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 19.6 miles (31.5 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. The station has three tracks; an exclusively outbound track to the southwest, an exclusively inbound track to the northeast, and an express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.