Fox River Grove station

42°11′52″N 88°13′10″W / 42.1979°N 88.2194°W / 42.1979; -88.2194Owned byMetraPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionStructure typeEnclosed ShelterParkingYesAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpened1959Rebuilt2013^[1]Passengers2018462 (average weekday)^[2]  2.4%Rank104 out of 236^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Cary toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific Northwest		Barrington toward Ogilvie

Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Cary toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Barrington toward Chicago

Track layout
Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry Lincoln Ave. US 14 (Northwest Hwy.) Algonquin Rd. UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie

Location

Fox River Grove is a commuter railroad station along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in Fox River Grove, Illinois. It is located at 4015 North Northwest Highway (US 14) and Lincoln Avenue, and lies 37.3 miles (60.0 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago, and 25.8 miles (41.5 km) from Harvard.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Fox River Grove is in zone 4. As of 2018^[update], Fox River Grove is the 104th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 462 weekday boardings.^[2]

As of May 30, 2023, Fox River Grove is served by 52 trains (27 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, by 30 trains (15 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

The station house is an unmanned modestly decorative shelter that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks and on both sides of Lincoln Avenue. On the north side, there are small on-side parking lots between the tracks and the south side of North Northwest Highway. On the south side, much larger parking lots exist on Lincoln Avenue. The southeast parking lot is also accessible to Algonquin Road.

The station underwent a complete rebuild, that extended platforms to 640 ft, (enough for an 8-car train), 2 new passenger shelters, bathroom facilities, repaved parking lot and improved lighting. The total price was $3.5 million, of which $1.2 million came from Union Pacific. The project was completed in the fall of 2013.^[1]

Accident

The Algonquin Road grade crossing at the south end of the station was the site of a collision on October 25, 1995 between an inbound Metra train and a school bus, that resulted in the deaths of seven students. The school bus was caught between the railroad tracks and the intersection with US 14, resulting in the accident.

References

External links

• Metra - Fox River Grove Station
• Station House from Google Maps Street View