Vernon Hills station

Vernon Hills
Vernon Hills station in June 2021.
General information
Location	75 East Route 45 Vernon Hills, Illinois
Coordinates	42°12′56″N 87°57′53″W / 42.2156°N 87.9646°W / 42.2156; -87.9646
Owned by	Village of Vernon Hills
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	August 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018	409 (average weekday)[2]  10.5%
Rank	118 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Mundelein toward Antioch North Central Service Prairie View toward Union Station
Track layout Legend NCS north to Antioch to US 45/Ranney Ave. NCS south to Union Station
Location

Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7 miles (57.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone 4. As of 2018, Vernon Hills is the 118th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 409 weekday boardings.^[2] Vernon Hills station is an A-Framed structure with an analog clock tower emerging from the right slope. The canopy on the platform is also an A-Framed structure.

As of February 15, 2024, Vernon Hills is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.