Des Plaines station

Des Plaines

General information
Location| 1501 Miner Street
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
Coordinates| 42°02′28″N 87°53′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.0410°N 87.8866°W﻿ / 42.0410; -87.8866Coordinates: 42°02′28″N 87°53′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.0410°N 87.8866°W﻿ / 42.0410; -87.8866
Owned by| City of Des Plaines
Platforms| 1 side platform
1 island platform
Tracks| 3
Connections|  Pace Buses
Construction
Parking| Yes
Disabled access| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| D
History
Opened| 1848
Rebuilt| 1915, 1979
Passengers
2018| 1,209 (average weekday)[1] 5.9%
Rank| 30 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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Cumberland

toward Harvard or McHenry

|  | Union Pacific Northwest |  | Dee Road

toward Ogilvie

Former services

| Preceding station  | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station

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Barrington

toward Minneapolis

|  | Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison |  | Park Ridge

toward Chicago

Cumberland

toward Crystal Lake

|  | Wisconsin Division |  | Dee Road

toward Chicago

Not to be confused with Forest Park station, a Chicago "L" station formerly known as Desplaines.

Des Plaines is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Des Plaines, Illinois. The station is located at 1501 Miner Street (US 14), and lies 16.7 miles (26.9 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Des Plaines is in zone D. As of 2018[update], Des Plaines is the 30th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,209 weekday boardings.[1]

Parking is mostly available along the streets on either side of the tracks. Primarily this includes Miner Street between southeast of Perry Street and west of Des Plaines River Road. Other parking areas exist along Ellinwood Street between Pearson Street and Des Plaines River Road east of the Des Plaines Public Library, a lot on Webford Avenue off of Graceland Avenue (Southbound US 12-45), and on Prairie Avenue east of Pearson Street.

As of April 25, 2022, Des Plaines is served by 29 inbound trains and 30 outbound trains on weekdays, by 16 inbound trains and 15 outbound trains on Saturdays, and by nine inbound trains and 10 outbound trains on Sundays.

On weekdays, two trains running outbound from Chicago terminate at Des Plaines, followed by two inbound trains originating from Des Plaines.

## Bus connections[edit]

Pace

* 208 Golf Road
* 209 Busse Highway (weekdays only)
* 226 Oakton Street (weekdays only)
* 230 South Des Plaines (weekdays only)
* 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only)
* 250 Dempster Street
* 619 Des Plaines Station/Willow Rd. Corridor (weekday rush hours only)

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. ^ "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". Retrieved 19 April 2017.

## External links[edit]

* Metra - Des Plaines Station
* Chicago Railfan.net:
* Des Plaines Station
* Des Plaines Freight Sidings and Other Views
* Station from Pearson Street from Google Maps Street View
* Station from Lee Street from Google Maps Street View

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Des Plaines, Illinois

Education

Public schools|

* Community Consolidated SD 62
* East Maine School District 63
* Community Consolidated SD 59
* Maine Township HSD 207
* Maine West HS
* Maine North HS (closed)

Private schools|

* The Willows Academy

Other education|

* Des Plaines Public Library
* Oakton Community College

Other

Landmarks|

* Des Plaines crater
* Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground
* Lake Opeka
* Maryville Academy
* McDonald's No. 1 Store Museum
* Rivers Casino

Transportation|

* Cumberland station
* Des Plaines station

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