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Barrington (Metra)
Encyclopedia
Barrington is a station on Metra
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
located in Barrington
, Illinois
. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center
, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone G. Barrington has two side platforms which serve two tracks; it is the innermost station on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line without a third express track. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
Union Pacific/Northwest Line
The Union Pacific/Northwest is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
located in Barrington
Barrington, Illinois
Barrington is a suburban village in Cook County, Illinois and Lake County, Illinois. The population was 10,327 at the 2010 census. Located approximately northwest of Chicago, the area features wetlands, forest preserves, parks and horse trails in a country-suburban setting...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is 31.5 miles (50.7 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center
Ogilvie Transportation Center
The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center is a passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, serving the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District, which approach the terminal elevated above street level. It occupies the lower floors of the Citigroup Center...
, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone G. Barrington has two side platforms which serve two tracks; it is the innermost station on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line without a third express track. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.