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[REDACTED] Woodstock
General information
Location	90 Church Street Woodstock, Illinois
Coordinates	42°19′01″N 88°26′51″W / 42.3170°N 88.4476°W / 42.3170; -88.4476
Owned by	City of Woodstock
Line(s)	Union Pacific Northwest
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	K
History
Opened	1915
Rebuilt	1993
Passengers
2014	437 (avg. weekday)
Rank	113 out of 236
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station Template:Metra stationstoward Template:Metra stations Template:Metra linesHarvard Template:Metra stationstoward Template:Metra stations

Woodstock is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Woodstock, Illinois. The station is located on the Harvard branch of the Northwest Line and is the last stop before Harvard; inbound trains run as far as Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago. The station is located in the 'K' fare zone. Woodstock is 51.3 miles (82.6 km) from Chicago via Metra. The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve two tracks; there is a crossover located just north of the station.

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. 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 Crystal Lake.

The gap between Woodstock and Harvard is the longest on the Metra system, with trains traveling through an entire fare zone to reach the other station. It takes 19 minutes to reach Harvard from Woodstock.

Pace connections

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

References

1. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
2. http://metrarail.com/content/dam/metra/documents/Planning/2014Count_Summary10.pdf
3. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific Northwest Line

External links

• Metra station page for Woodstock
• Station from Church Street from Google Maps Street View

• Metra stations in Illinois
• Stations along Chicago and North Western Railway lines
• Transportation in McHenry County, Illinois
• Woodstock, Illinois
• Railway stations opened in 1915