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.jpg.webp) Itasca station in September 2023. | |||||||||||||
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| Location | Irving Park Road and Maple Street Itasca, Illinois 60143 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 41°58′17″N 88°00′51″W / 41.9715°N 88.0141°W | ||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | ||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Connections |  Pace Bus | ||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | E | ||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1890 | ||||||||||||
| Rebuilt | 1946 | ||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 555 (average weekday)[1]  7.7% | ||||||||||||
| Rank | 91 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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Itasca is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Itasca, Illinois. The station is 21.0 miles (33.8 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Itasca is in zone E. As of 2018, Itasca is the 91st busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 555 weekday boardings.[1]
As of December 12, 2022, Itasca is served by 42 trains (20 inbound, 22 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
Itasca station is located near the Itasca Country Club. Daily parking is available for $1.50 per day along the south side of the tracks along Irving Park Road near Willow Street, and Schiller Street between 1st and Rush Streets. Permit parking is on the north side of the tracks on the corner of Orchard and Maple Streets. Permits are on a three-month basis and cost $50 for residents of Itasca and $75 for non-residents.
Bus connections
Gallery
An outbound train at the Itasca Metra station as viewed from across Irving Park Road.
The south side of the Itasca Metra station as viewed from across Irving Park Road.
The east side of the Itasca Metra station.
The north side of the Itasca Metra station as viewed from across Orchard Street.
The north side of the Itasca Metra station as viewed from across Orchard Street
References
- 1 2 3 "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
- ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
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