Fox Lake (Metra)
Encyclopedia
Fox Lake is a station on Metra
's Milwaukee District/North Line
in Fox Lake
, Illinois
. The station is located on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue (IL 132
), is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Union Station
, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois
. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District/North Line.
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 Milwaukee District/North Line
Milwaukee District/North Line
The Milwaukee District/North is a commuter rail line provided and operated by Metra in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
in Fox Lake
Fox Lake, Illinois
Fox Lake is a village in Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois and Richmond Township, McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,178 at the 2000 census.-History:...
, 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 on Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue (IL 132
Illinois Route 132
Illinois Route 132 is an arterial state road that connects Illinois Route 59 near Lake Villa, with Illinois Route 131 in Waukegan. It is known as Grand Avenue for its entire length, and Grand Avenue extends west beyond Lindenhurst to near U.S. Route 12, west...
), is 49.5 miles (79.7 km) away from Union Station
Union Station (Chicago)
Union Station is a major train station that opened in 1925 in Chicago, replacing an earlier 1881 station. It is now the only intercity rail terminal in Chicago, as well as being the city's primary terminal for commuter trains. The station stands on the west side of the Chicago River between Adams...
, the southern terminus of the line, and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois
Fox Lake, Illinois
Fox Lake is a village in Grant Township, Lake County, Illinois and Richmond Township, McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,178 at the 2000 census.-History:...
. The station is the northern terminus of the Milwaukee District/North Line.
Bus connections
PacePace (transit)
Pace is the suburban bus division of the Regional Transportation Authority in the Chicago metropolitan area. It was created in 1983 by the RTA Act, which established the formula that provides funding to CTA, Metra and Pace. In 2010, Pace had 35.077 million riders. Pace's headquarters are in...
- 570: Fox Lake - Gurnee Mills via CLC
- 806: Crystal Lake-Fox Lake