La Fox station
La Fox is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/West Line, located in La Fox, Illinois, an unincorporated area in Kane County, Illinois. The station is 41.1 miles (66.1 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the eastern terminus of the West Line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, La Fox is in zone I. As of 2018, La Fox is the 146th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 295 weekday boardings.[1]
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| Location | 40 West 999 Keslinger Road La Fox, Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41.8866°N 88.4118°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 side platform, 1 island platform | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | 300 (2007 count) | ||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | I | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | January 23, 2006 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 295 (average weekday)[1]  6.9% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 146 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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La Fox was originally served by the Chicago and North Western Railway on its main line from Chicago to Omaha. A station was located at the crossing of La Fox Road and the tracks, and closed in 1954.[3][4]
La Fox station is located at ground level and consists of two platforms, one side, and one island. Three tracks run through the station, and all tracks are served by a platform. There is an unstaffed shelter next to the south track. La Fox has no bus connections.
Inbound Metra trains to Chicago either use the south track or the middle track, depending on the time of day. Outbound Metra trains to Elburn use the south track. The north track is not used by Metra trains. Freight trains use all the tracks. During rush hours, out-of-service Metra trains bypass the station on their way to the Elburn rail yard. No in service trains bypass the station with the exception of the 5:04 service from Ogilvie station. LaFox is one of three Metra stations named after an unincorporated area along with Ingleside and Prairie View. The station serves LaFox, Campton Hills, Wasco, Kaneville, and parts of Geneva, IL.
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References
- "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/West Line
- J. Morgan (2011). "History of La Fox". La Fox Civic Association. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
- Chicago and Northwestern, La Fox Station, Northern Illinois University Digital Library, August 3, 1947, retrieved March 29, 2020
External links
Media related to La Fox (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons- Metra – Stations – La Fox station