Mokena station
Mokena | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Mokena station in September 2016. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Front Street and Mokena Street Mokena, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 41°31′51″N 87°53′12″W / 41.5309°N 87.8866°WCoordinates: 41°31′51″N 87°53′12″W / 41.5309°N 87.8866°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Owned by | Village of Mokena | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Platforms | 2 side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disabled access | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Fare zone | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mokena is one of two commuter rail stations along Metra's Rock Island District line in Mokena, Illinois. The station is located on Front Street and Mokena Street east of Wolf Road, and is 29.6 miles (47.6 km) away from LaSalle Street, the northern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's fare-based system, Mokena is in zone F.
Unlike Hickory Creek to the east, Mokena has a waiting room and a ticket agency window. Parking is available on Front Street between Wolf Road and Mokena Street, as well as on the northwest corner of McGovney Street and Mokena Street. Additional parking can be found further northwest on Willow Crest Lane off of Wolf Road, and at the Village Hall to the northeast on the corners of Division, Third, and Carpenter Streets. Currently, no bus connections are available at the station.
Tracks
There are two tracks at this station. On weekdays between 5:00 am and 2:00 pm trains from Chicago run on track 2 and trains to Chicago run on track 1. After 2:00 pm trains from Chicago run on track 1 and trains to Chicago run on track 2. On weekends all trains run on track 1, unless announced otherwise.[1]