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Arlington Heights
General information
Location	45 West Northwest Highway Arlington Heights, Illinois
Coordinates	42°05′03″N 87°59′01″W / 42.0843°N 87.9836°W / 42.0843; -87.9836
Owned by	Village of Arlington Heights
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
History
Opened	2000
Passengers
2,349 (avg. weekday 2014)
Rank	5 out of 236
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Template:Metra stationstoward Template:Metra stations Template:Metra lines Template:Metra stationstoward Template:Metra stations

Arlington Heights is one of two Metra commuter railroad stations along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest line in the Village of Arlington Heights, Illinois. The station is located at 45 West Northwest Highway (US 14), between Vail and Dunton Avenues, and lies 22.4 miles (36.0 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and 40 miles from Harvard. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Arlington Heights is in zone E.

Arlington Heights is the 5th busiest station in the Metra system, outside of the downtown terminals

Parking is available along Northwest Highway and the north side of the tracks from east of Walnut Avenue to Dunton Avenue. It is also available on the south side of the tracks between Vail and Dunton Avenues leading into Payton Run. A much larger parking lot exists on the south side of the track between Evergreen Avenue and Arlington Heights Road north of Sigwalt Street. A fourth parking lot is available north of US 14 along Vail Avenue between St. James and Fremont Streets. Three others are not available to regular Metra customers.

There is a newsstand, restroom and staffed (weekday mornings) ticket agent inside the station building.

Pace Bus Connections

• #696 Harper College-Woodfield-Arlington Heights-Randhurst

References

1. Commuter Rail Station Boarding/Alighting Count - 2014
2. Commuter Rail Station Boarding/Alighting Count - 2014
3. http://www.rtams.org/rtams/metraHistoricalRidership.jsp?ridershipID=13&level=branch
4. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line
5. Commuter Rail Station Boarding/Alighting Count - 2014

External links

• Metra – Stations – Arlington Heights
• Station from Dunton Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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