Arlington Heights station

42°05′03″N 87°59′01″W / 42.0843°N 87.9836°W / 42.0843; -87.9836Owned byVillage of Arlington HeightsPlatforms1 side platform, 1 island platformTracks3ConnectionsPace BusesConstructionParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone3HistoryOpened2000Passengers20182,506 (average weekday)^[1]  2.8%Rank5 out of 236^[1] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Arlington Park toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Mount Prospect toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Arlington Park toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Mount Prospect toward Chicago

Track layout
Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry US 14 (Northwest Hwy.) Vail Ave. Dunton Ave. UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie

Location

Arlington Heights is one of two commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway (US 14), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.9 miles (36.9 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40.3 miles (64.9 km) from Harvard.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], Arlington Heights is the fifth busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 2,506 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of May 30, 2023, Arlington Heights is served by 62 trains (31 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 34 trains (17 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Sundays. One inbound train originates from Arlington Heights on weekends and holidays.

Parking is available along Northwest Highway and the north side of the tracks from east of Walnut Avenue to Dunton Avenue. It is also available on the south side of the tracks between Vail and Dunton Avenues leading into Payton Run. A much larger parking lot exists on the south side of the track between Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road north of Sigwalt Street. A fourth parking lot is available north of US 14 along Vail Avenue between St. James and Fremont Streets. Three others are not available to commuters.

There is a newsstand, restroom and staffed (weekday mornings) ticket agent inside the station building.

Pace Bus Connections

• 696 Harper College/Woodfield/Arlington Heights/Randhurst

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Arlington Heights
• Station from Dunton Avenue from Google Maps Street View