Willow Springs station (Illinois)

Willow Springs is a station on Metra's Heritage Corridor in Willow Springs, Illinois. The station is 17.5 miles (28.2 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Willow Springs is in zone 3. As of 2018, Willow Springs is the 170th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 148 weekday boardings.^[1]

Willow Springs
Willow Springs station in April 2016.
General information
Location	87th Street & Archer Avenue Willow Springs, Illinois
Coordinates	41.7334°N 87.8783°W / 41.7334; -87.8783
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1870
Passengers
2018	148 (average weekday)[1]  28.7%
Rank	170 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Lemont toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Summit toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station Lambert toward St. Louis Main Line Mt. Forest toward Chicago
Track layout Legend HC northeast to Union Station Willow Springs Rd. HC southwest to Joliet
Location

The tracks run parallel to both the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. They also run along a former Chicago and Alton Railroad line, and shares the right-of-way with Amtrak's Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle trains, however, no Amtrak trains stop here.

As of February 15, 2024, Willow Springs is served by three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening on weekdays only.

Though Metra gives the address to the station as being at 87th Street and Archer Avenue, the actual location is along Willow Boulevard beneath the Gilbert Avenue Bridge. The current station is on the east side below this bridge. Parking is available on the west side of the bridge.

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. Metra Railfan Tips - Heritage Corridor

External links

• Metra – Stations – Willow Springs station (Illinois)
• Station from Willow Springs Road from Google Maps Street View