Prairie Crossing station

Prairie Crossing
The Milwaukee District North Line platform in July 2021.
General information
Location	2401 Midlothian Road Libertyville, Illinois (North Central Service) 3001 Midlothian Road Libertyville, Illinois (Milwaukee District North Line)
Coordinates	42°19′06″N 88°01′03″W / 42.3184°N 88.0176°W / 42.3184; -88.0176
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	Fox Lake Subdivision (MDN) Waukesha Subdivision (NCS)
Platforms	1 side platform (NCS) 1 side platform (MDN)
Tracks	1 (NCS) 1 (MDN)
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	August 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018	368 (average weekday)[2]  12.8% (Milwaukee District North Line)
Rank	128 out of 236 (MDN)[2]
2018	87 (average weekday)[2]  14.7% (North Central Service)
Rank	194 out of 236 (NCS)[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Washington Street toward Antioch North Central Service Mundelein toward Union Station Grayslake toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District North Libertyville toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Soo Line Following station Grays Lake toward Portal Main Line Mundelein toward Chicago
Track layout Legend NCS north to Antioch MD-N north to Fox Lake Midlothian Rd. Casey Rd. IL 137 (Buckley Rd.) MD-N south to Union Station via Fox Lake Subdivision NCS south to Union Station via Waukesha Subdivision
Location

Prairie Crossing is a pair of Metra stations located in Libertyville, Illinois. They are serviced by the North Central Service and the Milwaukee District North Line. The station is 43.4 miles (69.8 km) away from Chicago Union Station via the North Central Service, and 39.8 miles (64.1 km) via the Milwaukee District North Line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, both Prairie Crossing platforms are in zone 4.

The North Central Service station opened first, in 1996, along with the rest of the line. The Milwaukee District North Line platform opened as an infill station in 2004.^[4] The two lines cross at an at-grade diamond northwest of the station. A connector track is present at the diamond.

In terms of passenger boardings, Metra considers the Milwaukee District North Line and North Central Service platforms to be separate stations. The platforms are within walking distance of each other. As of 2018, the Milwaukee District North Line platform is considered to be the 128th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 368 weekday boardings.^[2] The North Central Service platform is considered to be the 194th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 87 weekday boardings.^[2]

On the Milwaukee District North Line, as of February 15, 2024, Prairie Crossing is served by 35 trains (16 inbound, 19 outbound) on weekdays, by 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

On the North Central Service, as of February 15, 2024, Prairie Crossing is served by 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.