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			{{short description\|Commuter rail station in Barrington, Illinois}}
	{{for\|the defunct Canadian military installation\|CFS Barrington}}		{{for\|the defunct Canadian military installation\|CFS Barrington}}
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	'''Barrington''' is a station on ]'s ] located in ], ]. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is {{convert\|31.5\|mi\|km}} from ], the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line.<ref></ref> In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone G. Barrington has two tracks and two side platforms; it is the ~~innermost~~ station on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line without a third express track, which begins about a quarter mile southeast of the station near Baker Lake. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.		'''Barrington''' is a station on ]'s ] located in ]. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is {{convert\|31.9\|mi\|km}} from ], the southern terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line.<ref></ref> In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone 4. {{As of\|2018}}, Barrington is the 16th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 1,725 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web\|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf\|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018\|date=April 2019\|website=Metra\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf\|archive-date=26 May 2019\|url-status=}}</ref> Barrington has two tracks and two side platforms; it is the southernmost station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line without a third express track, which begins about a quarter mile southeast of the station near Baker Lake. It is also the last station outbound within Cook County. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.

			As of May 30, 2023, Barrington is served by 65 trains (34 inbound, 31 outbound) on weekdays, by 33 trains (16 inbound, all 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.
	Four outbound trains on the UP/Northwest Line terminate at Barrington.<ref></ref> These four trains are stored during overnight hours at a small coach yard about a half mile west of the station (near the junction with the Canadian National Railway).

			On weekdays, four inbound trains originate, and three outbound trains terminate, at Barrington. On Saturdays, one inbound train originates, and two outbound trains terminate, at Barrington.

			== History ==
			The current station moved from its previous location near the Ice House Mall in 1977, in order to reduce the amount of time traffic on Main Street would need to wait for trains to pass through. The old station had six staff across three shifts, whilst the new station had two staff and two shifts until 1995, when it reduced to just one staff member. <ref name="Interview with Stationmaster, 1998">{{cite book \|last1=Dean \|first1=A \|title=Barrington is Our Kind of Town \|date=1998-10-16 \|publisher=Hough Street School \|pages=1}}</ref>

	==] connections==
	*557 - The Hot Line - Barrington Road Corridor

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	==External links==		==External links==
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 24 November 2024

Commuter rail station in Barrington, Illinois For the defunct Canadian military installation, see CFS Barrington.

[REDACTED] Barrington

General information

Location

201 South Spring Street
Barrington, Illinois

Coordinates

42°09′10″N 88°07′55″W / 42.1529°N 88.1320°W / 42.1529; -88.1320

Owned by

Village of Barrington

Platforms

2 side platforms

Tracks

2 tracks

Connections

Pace buses

Construction

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1977

Passengers

2018

1,725 (average weekday)

0.7%

Rank

16 out of 236

Services

Preceding station	[REDACTED] Metra			Following station
Fox River Grovetoward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Palatinetoward Ogilvie

Former services

Preceding station	Chicago and North Western Railway			Following station
Crystal Laketoward Minneapolis		Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison		Des Plainestoward Chicago
Fox River Grovetoward Crystal Lake		Wisconsin Division		Palatinetoward Chicago

Track layout

Legend

UP-NW northwest

to Harvard or McHenry

Cook St.

Main St.

UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie

Location

Barrington is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Barrington, Illinois. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is 31.9 miles (51.3 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone 4. As of 2018, Barrington is the 16th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 1,725 weekday boardings. Barrington has two tracks and two side platforms; it is the southernmost station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line without a third express track, which begins about a quarter mile southeast of the station near Baker Lake. It is also the last station outbound within Cook County. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.

As of May 30, 2023, Barrington is served by 65 trains (34 inbound, 31 outbound) on weekdays, by 33 trains (16 inbound, all 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

On weekdays, four inbound trains originate, and three outbound trains terminate, at Barrington. On Saturdays, one inbound train originates, and two outbound trains terminate, at Barrington.

History

The current station moved from its previous location near the Ice House Mall in 1977, in order to reduce the amount of time traffic on Main Street would need to wait for trains to pass through. The old station had six staff across three shifts, whilst the new station had two staff and two shifts until 1995, when it reduced to just one staff member.

References

^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line
Dean, A (1998-10-16). Barrington is Our Kind of Town. Hough Street School. p. 1.

External links

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