Fox River Grove (Metra)

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Fox River Grove Metra commuter rail
Station statistics
Address	4015 North Northwest Highway Fox River Grove, Illinois
Lines	Union Pacific/Northwest
Structure	Enclosed Shelter
Platforms	Yes
Tracks	2
Parking	Yes
Baggage check	No
Other information
Opened	1959
Fare zone	H

Fox River Grove Station is a commuter railroad station along Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line. It is located at 4015 North Northwest Highway(US 14) and Lincoln Avenue, and lies 37 miles (59.5 km) from the Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.^[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Fox River Grove is in zone H.

The station house is an unmanned modestly decorative shelter that's open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks and on both sides of Lincoln Avenue. On the north side, there are small on-side parking lots between the tracks and the south side of North Northwest Highway. On the south side, much larger parking lots exist on Lincoln Avenue. The southeast parking lot is also accessible to Algonquin Road.

[edit] Accidents

Main article: 1995 Fox River Grove level crossing accident

The vicinity of Fox River Grove Station was the site of an October 25, 1995 collision on Algonquin Road involving a Metra train and a school bus, that resulted in the death of seven students. The school bus was caught between the railroad tracks and the intersection with US 14, resulting in the accident.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Metra - Fox River Grove Station

Preceding station		Metra		Following station
Cary toward Harvard or McHenry		Union Pacific/Northwest		Barrington toward Ogilvie