Clarendon Hills station

Clarendon Hills
Clarendon Hills Station (prior to 2022 replacement)
General information
Location	1 South Prospect Avenue Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Coordinates	41°47′50″N 87°57′13″W / 41.7971°N 87.9535°W / 41.7971; -87.9535
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	BNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone	3
Passengers
2018	799 (average weekday)[1]  0.9%
Rank	66 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Westmont toward Aurora BNSF West Hinsdale Weekday Limited toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Burlington Route Following station Westmont toward Aurora Suburban Service West Hinsdale toward Chicago
Track layout Legend BNSF east to Union Station Prospect Ave. BNSF west to Aurora
Location

Clarendon Hills is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. The station is 18.3 rail miles (29.5 km) from Chicago Union Station, the east end of Metra service on this line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Clarendon Hills is in zone 3. As of 2018, Clarendon Hills is the 66th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 799 weekday boardings.^[1]

The inbound station building (south of the tracks) was staffed until June 11, 2018. It later was replaced with an unmanned building.^[3] Groundbreaking was on Jan 6, 2020; ribbon-cutting was on Nov 7, 2022. The outbound side has only two small covered shelters, one of which also provides bicycle racks and the other is a weather-protected warming center.^[4] Clarendon Hills' central business district is directly southwest of the station.

As of April 29, 2024, Clarendon Hills is served by 30 inbound trains and 27 outbound trains (57 total) on Weekdays along with 33 trains (16 inbound and 17 outbound) on Weekends and Holidays.

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