Lockport station (Illinois)

Lockport station is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Lockport, Illinois. The station is 32.9 miles (52.9 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lockport is in zone G. As of 2018, Lockport is the 136th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 344 weekday boardings.[1] As of 2022, Lockport is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.

Lockport
General information
Location13th Street & State Street
Lockport, Illinois
Coordinates41.5851°N 88.0602°W / 41.5851; -88.0602
Owned byCity of Lockport
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
History
Opened1863
Passengers
2018344 (average weekday)[1]Decrease 16.5%
Rank136 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Joliet
Terminus
Heritage Corridor Romeoville
5th Street
closed 1988
Former services
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
State Prison
toward St. Louis
Main Line Lemont
toward Chicago
Location

Lockport station was originally built in 1863 by the Chicago and Alton Railroad. The tracks run parallel to the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

Three blocks east of the station is the meeting place of the Blackhawk Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society at the Gladys Fox Museum.[3]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 834 Joliet/Downers Grove[4]

References


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