Woodstock is a commuter railroad station on

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located in

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. The station is located on the Harvard branch of the Northwest Line and is the last stop before ; inbound trains run as far as

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. The station is located in fare zone J. Woodstock is from Chicago via Metra. The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve two tracks; there is a rail

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located just north of the station. , Woodstock is the 149th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 273 weekday boardings. As of April 25, 2022, Woodstock is served by 11 inbound trains and 12 outbound trains on weekdays, by 10 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by seven inbound trains and eight outbound trains on Sundays. At the present time, there is no ticket agent at the Woodstock station. Passengers boarding at Woodstock may buy one-way or weekend pass tickets from the Conductor for cash, or purchase an electronic ticket with

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. Purchases of other types of tickets or purchases using other payment methods must be done at a station with a ticket agent. The closest station with a ticket agent is .

Pace connections

*807 Woodstock/McHenry via Wonder Lake *808 Crystal Lake/Harvard

References

External links

Metra station page for Woodstock

Station from Church Street from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Woodstock, Illinois Railway stations in the United States opened in 1915 Railway stations in McHenry County, Illinois {{illinois-railstation-stub