Vernon Hills station

42°12′56″N 87°57′53″W / 42.2156°N 87.9646°W / 42.2156; -87.9646Owned byVillage of Vernon HillsPlatforms2 side platformsTracks2ConstructionAccessibleYesOther informationFare zone4HistoryOpenedAugust 19, 1996^[1]Passengers2018409 (average weekday)^[2]  10.5%Rank118 out of 236^[2] Services

Preceding station	Metra			Following station
Mundelein toward Antioch		North Central Service		Prairie View toward Union Station

Track layout
Legend NCS north to Antioch to US 45/Ranney Ave. NCS south to Union Station

Location

Vernon Hills is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Vernon Hills, Illinois. The station is 35.7 miles (57.5 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone 4. As of 2018, Vernon Hills is the 118th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 409 weekday boardings.^[2] Vernon Hills station is an A-Framed structure with an analog clock tower emerging from the right slope. The canopy on the platform is also an A-Framed structure.

As of February 15, 2024, Vernon Hills is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

References

External links

• Metra – Stations – Vernon Hills station
• Flickr image
• Station from Google Maps Street View