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			{{Short description\|Commuter rail station in Fox Lake, Illinois, US}}
			{{For\|the historic station in Wisconsin\|Fox Lake Railroad Depot}}
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			\| passengers=322 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" />
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			'''Fox Lake''' is a station on ]'s ] in ]. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue, is {{convert\|49.5\|mi\|km}} away from ], the southern terminus of the line,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html \|title=Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line \|access-date=2009-12-01 \|archive-date=2010-01-29 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129044713/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> and serves commuters from Fox Lake to ]. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District North Line. As of 2018, Fox Lake is the 141st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 322 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>

			As of February 15, 2024, Fox Lake is served by 32 trains (16 in each direction) on weekdays, by 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. All Metra trains that serve Fox Lake originate and terminate here.

			Until 1982 commuter trains continued to Walworth, Wisconsin and until the creation of ] in 1971, ] like the ] and the ], both operated by the ], connected Fox Lake with ], ], and ].

			==Station layout==

			Fox Lake consists of a single platform serving in-service Metra trains. Two other tracks exist at the station, but they are only used for locomotives that pull out of the yard to switch onto the mainline. A coach yard used to store trains during off-peak hours and overnight is located just east of the station. The tracks north of Fox Lake are owned by the state of ], are operated for freight service by the ], and see freight traffic only. Also, commuter service beyond the station was abolished in the 1980s. From 2000 to 2001, ] ran the '']'' over the WSOR trackage. This service did not stop in Fox Lake and was discontinued due to low ridership and bad conditions of the tracks north of Fox Lake.
	'''Fox Lake''' is a station on ]'s ] in ], ]. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue (]), is {{convert\|49.5\|mi\|km}} away from ], the southern terminus of the line,<ref></ref> and serves commuters between Union Station and ]. A large ] is just southeast of the station and has several storage tracks to store extra trains during off-peak hours and on weekends. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District/North Line. Until 1982 commuter trains continued to Walworth, Wisconsin and until the creation of ] in 1971, ] like the ] and the ], both operated by the ], connected Fox Lake with ], ], and ].

	==Bus connections==		==Bus connections==
	''']'''		''']'''
	*570: Fox Lake - ~~Gurnee Mills via CLC~~		*<nowiki> 570 Fox Lake-CLC </nowiki>
	*806: Crystal Lake-Fox Lake		*<nowiki> 806 Crystal Lake-Fox Lake </nowiki>

	==References==		==References==
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	== External links ==		== External links ==
	{{Metra web\|Milwaukee District/North\|FOXLAKE}}		{{Metra web\|Milwaukee District/North\|FOXLAKE}}
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Latest revision as of 01:46, 17 September 2024

Commuter rail station in Fox Lake, Illinois, US For the historic station in Wisconsin, see Fox Lake Railroad Depot.

Fox Lake

General information

Location

22 N Nippersink Boulevard
Fox Lake, Illinois

Coordinates

42°23′54″N 88°10′56″W / 42.3984°N 88.1823°W / 42.3984; -88.1823

Owned by

Village of Fox Lake

Line(s)

Fox Lake Subdivision

Platforms

1 side platform

Tracks

Connections

Pace Buses

Construction

Parking

Yes

Bicycle facilities

Yes (Open sheltered bicycle rack)

Accessible

Yes

Other information

Fare zone

History

Opened

1902

Rebuilt

2001

Passengers

2018

322 (average weekday)

9.6%

Rank

141 out of 236

Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Terminus		Milwaukee District North		Inglesidetoward Union Station

Former services

Preceding station	Milwaukee Road			Following station
Spring Grovetowards Madison		Madison – Rondout		Inglesidetowards Rondout
Spring Grovetowards Walworth		Suburban ServiceNorth Line		Inglesidetowards Chicago

Track layout

Legend

WSOR

continues northwest

MD-N ends

Grand Ave.

Fox Lake coach yard

MD-N to Union Station

Location

Fox Lake is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Fox Lake, Illinois. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue, is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters from Fox Lake to Downtown Chicago. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District North Line. As of 2018, Fox Lake is the 141st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 322 weekday boardings.

As of February 15, 2024, Fox Lake is served by 32 trains (16 in each direction) on weekdays, by 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. All Metra trains that serve Fox Lake originate and terminate here.

Until 1982 commuter trains continued to Walworth, Wisconsin and until the creation of Amtrak in 1971, inter-city trains like the Varsity and the Sioux, both operated by the Milwaukee Road, connected Fox Lake with Janesville, Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, and Rapid City, South Dakota.

Station layout

Fox Lake consists of a single platform serving in-service Metra trains. Two other tracks exist at the station, but they are only used for locomotives that pull out of the yard to switch onto the mainline. A coach yard used to store trains during off-peak hours and overnight is located just east of the station. The tracks north of Fox Lake are owned by the state of Wisconsin, are operated for freight service by the Wisconsin and Southern Railroad, and see freight traffic only. Also, commuter service beyond the station was abolished in the 1980s. From 2000 to 2001, Amtrak ran the Lake Country Limited over the WSOR trackage. This service did not stop in Fox Lake and was discontinued due to low ridership and bad conditions of the tracks north of Fox Lake.

Bus connections

Pace

570 Fox Lake-CLC
806 Crystal Lake-Fox Lake

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 - Milwaukee District/North Line". Archived from the original on 2010-01-29. Retrieved 2009-12-01.

External links

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