Laraway Road is a commuter railroad station recently completed in New Lenox, a southern suburb of Chicago, Illinois. The station was dedicated on October 6, 2006,[2] and train service began on October 9, 2006. The station is a stop for Metra's SouthWest Service trains, which go to Union Station in downtown Chicago. As of 2018, Laraway Road is the 228th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 19 weekday boardings. The station's rank is tied with the neighboring Manhattan station.[1]
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![]() The Laraway Road station in September 2016 | |||||||||||||
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Location | 1861 Village Station Boulevard New Lenox, IL | ||||||||||||
Line(s) | SouthWest Service | ||||||||||||
Platforms | 1 side platform | ||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||||
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Bicycle facilities | Yes; bike shelter | ||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | ||||||||||||
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Fare zone | H | ||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||
Opened | October 9, 2006 | ||||||||||||
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2018 | 19 (average weekday)[1] ![]() | ||||||||||||
Rank | 228 out of 236[1] | ||||||||||||
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The station's parking lot has 300 spaces, although there is enough room to have a total of 1200. The actual station facilities are minimal, with a brick building housing bathrooms, along with a bike shelter. No bus service is available at the station, however.
A much older station in New Lenox exists along Metra's Rock Island District line. Prior to approaching Laraway Road station, Metra's SWS line crosses a bridge over the RID line. No connection is available between either station or line.
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