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Clarendon Hills station

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Clarendon Hills is a station on Metra's BNSF Line in Clarendon Hills, Illinois. The station is 18.3 rail miles (29.5 km) from Chicago Union Station, the east end of Metra service on this line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Clarendon Hills is in zone 3. As of 2018, Clarendon Hills is the 66th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 799 weekday boardings.[1]

Location1 South Prospect Avenue
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Coordinates41.7971°N 87.9535°W / 41.7971; -87.9535
OwnerMetra
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Clarendon Hills
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Clarendon Hills Station in May 2024
General information
Location1 South Prospect Avenue
Clarendon Hills, Illinois
Coordinates41.7971°N 87.9535°W / 41.7971; -87.9535
OwnerMetra
LineBNSF Chicago Subdivision
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
ConnectionsPace Buses
Construction
AccessibleYes, partial[note 1]
Other information
Fare zone3
Passengers
2018799 (average weekday)[1] Decrease 0.9%
Rank66 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Westmont
toward Aurora
BNSF West Hinsdale
Weekday Limited
Former services
Preceding station Burlington Route Following station
Westmont
toward Aurora
Suburban Service West Hinsdale
toward Chicago
Westmont Minneapolis – Chicago Hinsdale
toward Chicago
Location
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The inbound station building (south of the tracks) was staffed until June 11, 2018. It later was replaced with an unstaffed building.[3] Groundbreaking was on Jan 6, 2020; ribbon-cutting was on Nov 7, 2022. The outbound side has only two small covered shelters, one of which also provides bicycle racks and the other is a weather-protected warming center.[4] Clarendon Hills' central business district is directly southwest of the station.

As of September 8, 2025, Clarendon Hills is served by 59 trains (30 inbound, 29 outbound) on weekdays, and by 36 trains (18 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.[5]

On May 11, 2022, an inbound Metra train collided with a truck stopped on the tracks at the Prospect Avenue grade crossing. One passenger aboard the train was killed; two train employees and two passengers were injured.[6]

Notes

  1. At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.

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