Winthrop Harbor station

Winthrop Harbor is a station on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois. It is located on 7th Street, one block east of Ravine Drive. Winthrop Harbor is 44.5 miles (71.6 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Winthrop Harbor is in zone 4. As of 2018, Winthrop Harbor is the 206th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 59 weekday boardings.^[1]

Winthrop Harbor
Winthrop Harbor station in January 2019.
General information
Location	7th St., 1 block East of Ravine Winthrop Harbor, Illinois
Coordinates	42.4826°N 87.8163°W / 42.4826; -87.8163
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2 tracks
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
Passengers
2018	59 (average weekday)[1]  3.3%
Rank	206 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Kenosha Terminus Union Pacific North Zion toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Kenosha toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Camp Logan toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha 7th St. UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Winthrop Harbor is located at grade level and has two side platforms that serve two tracks. It is the northernmost Metra station in the State of Illinois. A parking lot is situated on the west side of the station.

As of February 16, 2024, Winthrop Harbor is served by twelve trains (six in each direction) on weekdays, by twelve trains (five inbound, seven outbound) on Saturdays, and by six trains (three in each direction) on Sundays.

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 - Union Pacific/North Line

Further reading

• Smith, Caron (June 9, 1995). "Village set to continue depot, downtown repairs". Chicago Tribune. p. 187. Retrieved December 30, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• Metra - Winthrop Harbor
• Station from 7th Street from Google Maps Street View