Mount Prospect is a station on

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located in

Mount Prospect, Illinois Mount Prospect is a village in Elk Grove and Wheeling Townships in Cook County, Illinois, about northwest of downtown Chicago, and approximately 4 miles north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total popu ...

. The station is located at 13 E. Northwest Highway near its intersection with Main St. (

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). Mount Prospect is from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the Northwest Line's southern terminus.Metra Railfan Tips – Union Pacific/Northwest Line
/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Mount Prospect is located in zone D. , Mount Prospect is the 11th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 1,879 weekday boardings. The station has three tracks; an outbound track to the southwest, an inbound track to the northeast, and a bidirectional express track in the middle. There is a station house on the inbound platform where tickets may be purchased. Parking is available near Mount Prospect. As of May 30, 2023, Mount Prospect is served by 62 trains (31 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Bus connections

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* 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines (weekdays only) * 694 Central Road/Mt. Prospect Station (weekday rush hours only)

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External links

Metra – Mount ProspectStation from Main Street from Google Maps Street View
Mount Prospect Mount Prospect, Illinois Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1930 {{Illinois-railstation-stub