Lake Villa station

Lake Villa is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Lake Villa, Illinois. The station is 48.4 miles (77.9 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Villa is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Villa is the 178th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 130 weekday boardings.^[2]

Lake Villa
Lake Villa station in February 2016.
General information
Location	129 Railroad Avenue Lake Villa, Illinois
Coordinates	42.4175°N 88.0795°W / 42.4175; -88.0795
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	July 26, 1886
Rebuilt	August 19, 1996[1]
Passengers
2018	130 (average weekday)[2]  12.2%
Rank	178 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Antioch Terminus North Central Service Round Lake Beach toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Soo Line Following station Antioch toward Portal Main Line Grays Lake toward Chicago
Track layout Legend NCS north to Antioch Cedar Ave. Central Ave. Railroad Ave. IL 132 (Grand Ave.) NCS south to Union Station
Location

As of February 15, 2024, Lake Villa is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

The Lake Villa depot is a reconstruction of the original Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad depot from 1886. The depot was reconstructed in 1996.^[4]