Pingree Road (Metra)
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Pingree Road is one of two commuter railroad stations on Metra
's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois
. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and lies 41.7 miles (67.1 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center
in Chicago
. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Pingree Road is in zone I.
Pingree Road Station is the station to be constructed on the UP-NW line, which opened on September 7, 2005. It serves as the southern terminus of the McHenry Branch of the UP-NW line. The actual junction between the McHenry and Main Branches is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of the station. West of the station, the Main Branch becomes the Harvard Branch. Currently, no bus connections are available at this 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 in the City of Crystal Lake, Illinois
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Crystal Lake is a city located in southeastern McHenry County in northeastern Illinois, in the Chicago suburbs. It is named after Crystal Lake, a lake located west-southwest of downtown. Crystal Lake is also a suburb of the city of Chicago. The population was 38,000 at the 2000 census, but as of...
. The station is officially located at 570 Congress Parkway at Pingree Road, and lies 41.7 miles (67.1 km) from the 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...
in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Pingree Road is in zone I.
Pingree Road Station is the station to be constructed on the UP-NW line, which opened on September 7, 2005. It serves as the southern terminus of the McHenry Branch of the UP-NW line. The actual junction between the McHenry and Main Branches is 0.8 miles (1.3 km) northwest of the station. West of the station, the Main Branch becomes the Harvard Branch. Currently, no bus connections are available at this station.