Park Ridge station (Illinois)

Park Ridge
General information
Location100 South Summit Avenue
Park Ridge, Illinois 60068
Coordinates42°00′37″N 87°49′54″W / 42.0102°N 87.8316°W / 42.0102; -87.8316
Owned byCity of Park Ridge
Platforms1 Side platform
1 Island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Bus
Local Transit CTA Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1960
Passengers
20181,168 (average weekday)[1]Increase 12%
Rank33 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Dee Road
toward Harvard or McHenry
Union Pacific Northwest Edison Park
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Des Plaines Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Jefferson Park
toward Chicago
Dee Road Wisconsin Division Edison Park
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Park Ridge is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the city of Park Ridge, Illinois. It is officially located at 100 South Summit Avenue, and lies 13.1 miles (21.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Park Ridge is in zone 2. As of 2018, Park Ridge is the 33rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,168 weekday boardings.[1]

As of May 30, 2023, Park Ridge is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks. On the north side, on-street parking can be found along Summit Avenue and Busse Highway, and a parking lot can be found on the southwest corner of Summit and Touhy Avenues. On the south side of the tracks, the parking areas are much further away from the station south of Main Street. Among these are street-side parking along Garden Avenue beginning halfway between Prospect and Fairview Avenues and halfway between Prairie Avenue and Third Street, one parking lot on the south side of Garden Avenue between Fairview and Prospect Avenues, street-side parking along Prairie Avenue north of Garden Street, which end at parking lots on both sides of Prairie Avenue, and another parking lot next to the one on the east side of Prairie along Fairview Avenue.

Unlike nearby Dee Road, Park Ridge's main station provides bus connections for both Pace and CTA buses. Park Ridge serves as the northern terminus of CTA's Route 68 Northwest Highway.

  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. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line