Woodstock station (Illinois)

Woodstock
Woodstock station in November 2016.
General information
Location90 Church Street
Woodstock, Illinois
Coordinates42°19′01″N 88°26′51″W / 42.3170°N 88.4476°W / 42.3170; -88.4476
Owned byCity of Woodstock
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone4
History
Opened1915
Rebuilt1993
Passengers
2018273 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 13.9%
Rank149 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Harvard
Terminus
Union Pacific Northwest
Harvard Branch
Crystal Lake
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Hartland
closed 1984
toward Harvard
Union Pacific Northwest
Harvard Branch
Crystal Lake
toward Ogilvie
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Hartland Chicago – Minneapolis via Madison Ridgefield
toward Chicago
Location
Map

Woodstock is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Woodstock, Illinois. The station is located on the Harvard branch of the Northwest Line and is the last stop before Harvard; inbound trains run as far as Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. The station is located in fare zone 4. Woodstock is 51.7 miles (83.2 km) from Chicago via Metra.[2] The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve two tracks; there is a rail crossover located just north of the station. As of 2018, Woodstock is the 149th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 273 weekday boardings.[1]

As of May 30, 2023, Woodstock is served by 27 trains (14 inbound, 13 outbound) on weekdays, by 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 15 trains (seven inbound, eight outbound) on Sundays.

At the present time, there is no ticket agent at the Woodstock station. Passengers boarding at Woodstock may buy one-way or weekend pass tickets from the Conductor for cash, or purchase an electronic ticket with Ventra. Purchases of other types of tickets or purchases using other payment methods must be done at a station with a ticket agent. The closest station with a ticket agent is Crystal Lake.

  1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. ^ "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". www.chicagorailfan.com.