Mount Prospect station

Mount Prospect
General information
Location	13 East Northwest Highway Mount Prospect, Illinois
Coordinates	42°03′47″N 87°56′10″W / 42.0631°N 87.9361°W / 42.0631; -87.9361
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3 tracks
Connections	Pace buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1930
Passengers
2018	1,879 (average weekday)[1]  3.5%
Rank	11 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Arlington Heights toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Cumberland toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Arlington Heights toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Cumberland toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry IL 83 (Main St.) Emerson St. Prospect Ave. US 14 (Northwest Hwy.) UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie
Location

Mount Prospect is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Mount Prospect, Illinois. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway near its intersection with Main St. (Illinois Route 83). Mount Prospect is 20.0 miles (32.2 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone 3. As of 2018^[update], Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station has three tracks; an outbound track to the southwest, an inbound track to the northeast, and a bidirectional express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect.

As of May 30, 2023, Mount Prospect is served by 62 trains (31 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.