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Commuter rail station in Lemont, Illinois
Lemont
Lemont station in April 2016.
General information
Location101 Main Street
Lemont, Illinois
Coordinates41°40′25″N 88°00′09″W / 41.6737°N 88.0024°W / 41.6737; -88.0024
Owned byMetra
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1859
Passengers
2018455 (average weekday) Decrease 7%
Rank105 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Romeovilletoward Joliet Heritage Corridor Willow Springstoward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Metra Following station
5th Streetclosed 1988toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Willow Springstoward Union Station
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
Lockporttoward St. Louis Main Line Lamberttoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
HC to Union Station
Left arrow Lemont Rd.
State St. Right arrow
HC to Joliet
Location

Lemont station 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 3. As of 2018, Lemont is the 105th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 455 weekday boardings.

As of February 15, 2024, Lemont is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.

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.

References

  1. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor

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