Fox River Grove station
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As of May 30, 2023, Fox River Grove is served by 52 trains (27 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, by 30 trains (15 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.
The station house is an unstaffed modestly decorative shelter that is open 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Parking is available on both sides of the tracks and on both sides of Lincoln Avenue. On the north side, there are small on-side parking lots between the tracks and the south side of North Northwest Highway. On the south side, much larger parking lots exist on Lincoln Avenue. The southeast parking lot is also accessible to Algonquin Road.
The station underwent a complete rebuild, that extended platforms to 640 ft, (enough for an 8-car train), 2 new passenger shelters, bathroom facilities, repaved parking lot and improved lighting. The total price was $3.5 million, of which $1.2 million came from Union Pacific. The project was completed in the fall of 2013.[3]
Accident
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References
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- Metra stations in Illinois
- Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations
- Fox River Grove, Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1959
- Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois
- Railway stations in McHenry County, Illinois