Vernon Hills is a station on

Metra Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...

's North Central Service in

Vernon Hills, Illinois Vernon Hills is a suburb north of Chicago, Illinois in Lake County, Illinois, Lake County, Illinois, United States. The population was 26,850 at the 2020 census. Vernon Hills serves as a retail hub for its surrounding area (Libertyville, Illinois, ...

. The station is away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
/ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Vernon Hills is in zone 4. As of 2018, Vernon Hills is the 118th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 409 weekday boardings. Vernon Hills station is an A-Framed structure with an analog clock tower emerging from the right slope. The canopy on the platform is also an A-Framed structure. As of February 15, 2024, Vernon Hills is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.

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Metra stations in Illinois Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois 1996 establishments in Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1996 {{Illinois-railstation-stub