Summit station (Illinois)

Coordinates: 41°46′34″N 87°49′00″W / 41.7760554°N 87.8167849°W / 41.7760554; -87.8167849
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Summit, IL
Amtrak and Metra station
Summit station, April 2016
General information
LocationArcher and South Center Avenues
Summit, Illinois
United States
Coordinates41°46′34″N 87°49′00″W / 41.7760554°N 87.8167849°W / 41.7760554; -87.8167849
Owned byMetra
Line(s)CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsBus transport Pace
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeAmtrak: SMT
Fare zone2 (Metra)
Passengers
FY 202215,111 annually[1] (Amtrak)
2018101 (average weekday)[2]Increase 1% (Metra)
Rank187 out of 236 (Metra)[2]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Joliet
toward St. Louis
Lincoln Service Chicago
Terminus
     Texas Eagle does not stop here
Preceding station Metra Following station
Willow Springs
toward Joliet
Heritage Corridor Union Station
Terminus
Former services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Willow Springs
toward Joliet
Heritage Corridor Glenn
closed 1989
Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station
St. Louis
Main Line
Chicago
Location
Map

Summit is an

Midway Airport
.

Summit is the only Metra station that is served by more Amtrak trains (four trains per direction throughout the day) than by Metra trains (three inbound morning and three outbound evening rush hour trains). This was also a stop for the

Ann Rutledge
until April 2007.

The eastbound Lincoln Service only stops at Summit to discharge passengers, while the westbound train stops to discharge and receive passengers.

As of 2018, Summit is the 187th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 101 weekday boardings.[2]

Bus connections

Pace

References

  1. ^ "Amtrak Fact Sheet, Fiscal Year 2022: State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2023. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor". Archived from the original on 2021-05-08. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
  4. ^ "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

External links

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