New Lenox station

New Lenox
New Lenox station in April 2016.
General information
Location	300 North Church Street New Lenox, Illinois
Coordinates	41°30′52″N 87°57′55″W / 41.5144°N 87.9653°W / 41.5144; -87.9653
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Joliet Subdistrict
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1900
Passengers
2018	1,046 (average weekday)[1]  6.2%
Rank	49 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Joliet Terminus Rock Island Mokena toward LaSalle Street
Former services Preceding station Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Following station Joliet Terminus Suburban Service Mokena toward Chicago
Track layout Legend RI to LaSalle Street Cedar Rd. RI to Joliet
Location

New Lenox is a commuter train station along Metra's Rock Island District line in New Lenox, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located on 300 North Church Street, and lies 34.0 miles (54.7 km) away from LaSalle Street Station, the northern terminus of the line,^[2] however parking is available between Church Street and far northeast of Haven Avenue. It is also the penultimate station along the RID line before reaching the end of the line at Joliet Transportation Center. In Metra's fare-based system, New Lenox station is in zone 4. As of 2018, New Lenox is the 49th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,046 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of 2022, New Lenox is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

New Lenox station was originally built by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1900. It is located just north of US 30, and is also west of a bridge that carries a former Wabash Railroad line that serves Metra's SouthWest Service line. A new station was built for that line at Laraway Road in 2006. There are no convenient transfers between these two stations. Like Laraway Road station, no bus connections are currently available.

Tracks

There are two tracks at New Lenox. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – New Lenox station
• Station House from Google Maps Street View

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