New Lenox is a commuter train station along Metra's Rock Island District line in

New Lenox New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago and an eastern suburb of Joliet. The village population was 27,214 as of 2020. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School ...

, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The station is officially located on 300 North Church Street, and lies away from

LaSalle Street Station LaSalle Street Station is a commuter rail terminal at 414 South LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. First used as a rail terminal in 1852, it was a major intercity rail terminal for the New York Central Railroad until 1968, and for the Chicago, R ...

, the northern terminus of the line,Metra Railfan Tips - Rock Island District
/ref> however parking is available between Church Street and far northeast of Haven Avenue. It is also the penultimate station along the RID line before reaching the end of the line at Joliet Transportation Center. In Metra's fare-based system, New Lenox station is in zone 4. As of 2018, New Lenox is the 49th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,046 weekday boardings. As of 2022, New Lenox is served by 42 trains (21 in each direction) on weekdays, by 21 trains (10 inbound, 11 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. New Lenox station was originally built by the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad in 1900. It is located just north of US 30, and is also west of a bridge that carries a former Wabash Railroad line that serves Metra's SouthWest Service line. A new station was built for that line at in 2006. There are no convenient transfers between these two stations. Like Laraway Road station, no bus connections are currently available.

Tracks

There are two tracks at New Lenox. Trains from Chicago run on track 2 (the north track) and trains to Chicago run on track 1 (the south track.)

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Station House from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1900 Railway stations in Will County, Illinois {{Illinois-railstation-stub