Pingree Road station

Pingree Road
The Pingree Road station in November 2016.
Location	570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road Crystal Lake, Illinois
Coordinates	42°14′03″N 88°17′53″W / 42.2342°N 88.2980°WCoordinates: 42°14′03″N 88°17′53″W / 42.2342°N 88.2980°W
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Parking	Yes: Vending
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	I
History
Opened	September 7, 2005
Traffic
Passengers (2014)	744 (avg. weekday) [1]
Rank	70 out of 236[2]
Services
Pedestrian Tunnel Preceding station   Metra   Following station McHenry Terminus Union Pacific Northwest McHenry Branch Cary toward Ogilvie Crystal Lake toward Harvard Union Pacific Northwest Harvard Branch

Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and lies 41.7 miles (67.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Pingree Road is in zone I.

Pingree Road Station is the newest station to be constructed on the UP-NW line, which opened on September 7, 2005.^[4] It serves as the southern terminus of the McHenry Branch of the UP-NW line. The actual junction between the McHenry and Main Branches is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of the station. West of the station, the Main Branch becomes the Harvard Branch. Currently, no bus connections are available at this station.

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count" (PDF). Metrarail.com\accessdate=2016-04-01.
2. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count" (PDF). Metrarail.com. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
3. "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION". Chicagorailfan.com. Retrieved 27 March 2016.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 6, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2008.

External links

• Metra - Pingree Road
• Flickr - Pingree Road Station