Summit Station (Illinois)
Summit is an Amtrak and Metra train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction. Amtrak's Texas Eagle trains also use these tracks but do not stop. It is 11.9 miles (19.2 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Summit is in zone 2. Summit is also the closest Metra (and Amtrak) station to Midway Airport.
Summit is the only Metra station that is served by more Amtrak trains (four trains per direction throughout the day) than by Metra trains (three inbound morning and three outbound evening rush hour trains). This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007.
The eastbound Lincoln Service only stops at Summit to discharge passengers, while the westbound train stops to discharge and receive passengers.
As of 2018, Summit is the 187th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 101 weekday boardings.
Bus connections
- 307 Harlem
References
- ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2023: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. March 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
- ^ "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 - Heritage Corridor". Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
External links
Media related to Summit (Amtrak station) at Wikimedia Commons
- Summit, IL – Amtrak
- Summit, IL – Station history at Great American Stations (Amtrak)
- Metra – Stations – Summit (Metra)
- Summit Amtrak & Metra Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web)
- Station from Google Maps Street View
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