Prairie View station is on

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North Central Service The North Central Service (NCS) is a Metra commuter rail line running from Union Station in downtown Chicago through northwestern and far northern suburbs to Antioch, Illinois. In June 2018, the public timetable shows 10 weekday departures from ...

in the unincorporated area of Prairie View, Illinois, near

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. The station is away from

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, the southern terminus of the line. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie View is in zone 4. As of 2018, Prairie View is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings. As of December 12, 2022, Prairie View is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

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Station House from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996 1996 establishments in Illinois Former Soo Line stations {{Illinois-railstation-stub