Park Ridge station (Illinois)
Park Ridge is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 100 South Summit Avenue, and lies 13.1 miles (21.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Park Ridge is in zone C. As of 2018, Park Ridge is the 33rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,168 weekday boardings.[1]
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| Location | 100 South Summit Avenue Park Ridge, Illinois 60068 | |||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42.0102°N 87.8316°W | |||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | City of Park Ridge | |||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 1 Side platform 1 Island platform | |||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Bus CTA Buses | |||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
| Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | C | |||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1960 | |||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 1,168 (average weekday)[1]  12% | |||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 33 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. On the north side, on-street parking can be found along Summit Avenue and Busse Highway, and a parking lot can be found on the southwest corner of Summit and Touhy Avenues. On the south side of the tracks, the parking areas are much further away from the station south of Main Street. Among these are street-side parking along Garden Avenue beginning halfway between Prospect and Fairview Avenues and halfway between Prairie Avenue and Third Street, one parking lot on the south side of Garden Avenue between Fairview and Prospect Avenues, street-side parking along Prairie Avenue north of Garden Street, which end at parking lots on both sides of Prairie Avenue, and another parking lot next to the one on the east side of Prairie that's along Fairview Avenue.
Unlike nearby Dee Road, Park Ridge's main station provides bus connections for both Pace and Chicago Transit Authority Buses. Park Ridge serves as the northern terminus of CTA's Route 68 Northwest Highway.
Transportation
Buses
- 68 Northwest Highway
- 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only)
- 241 Greenwood/Talcott (weekday rush hours only)
- 290 Touhy Avenue
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
