Mont Clare station (Illinois)

Mont Clare
Mont Clare station in July 2009.
General information
Location	7007 West Medill Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60707
Coordinates	41°55′18″N 87°48′06″W / 41.9217°N 87.8017°W / 41.9217; -87.8017
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	2001
Passengers
2018	303 (average weekday)[1]  9.6%
Rank	145 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Elmwood Park toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Mars Weekday Limited toward Union Station      North Central Service does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Elmwood Park towards Elgin Suburban Service West Line Mars towards Chicago
Track layout Legend MD-W west to Big Timber Road Nordica Ave. Medill Ave. Sayre Ave. MD-W east to Union Station
Location

Mont Clare is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in the Montclare community area in Chicago, Illinois. The station is 9.5 miles (15.3 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mont Clare is in zone 2. As of 2018, Mont Clare is the 145th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 303 weekday boardings.^[1] It is also the last outbound station in Chicago's city limits.

As of February 15, 2024, Mont Clare is served by 41 trains (20 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Mont Clare station consists of three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track has no platform, so stopping trains must use the outer tracks. Metra's North Central Service trains use these tracks but do not stop.