Fox Lake station

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Fox Lake
File:Metra F40C 614.jpg
A Metra F40C locomotive stops at Fox Lake Station
Location Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue
Fox Lake, Illinois
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Owned by Village of Fox Lake
Line(s) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Platforms 1 side platform
Tracks 3
Connections Local Transit Pace Buses
Construction
Parking Yes
Bicycle facilities Yes (Open sheltered bicycle rack)
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone J
History
Opened 1902
Rebuilt 2001
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
Terminus Milwaukee District North

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 (IL 132), is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. A large coach yard 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.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 570: Fox Lake - Gurnee Mills via CLC
  • 806: Crystal Lake-Fox Lake

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