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Cary (Metra)
Encyclopedia
Cary is a station on Metra
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
located in Cary
, Illinois
. The station is located at 100 W. Main St. near Northwest Highway (US 14
). Cary is 38.3 miles (61.6 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center
, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Cary is located in zone H. The station consists of two side platform
s which serve two tracks. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the outbound platform. Parking is available.
Metra
Metra is the commuter rail division of the Illinois Regional Transportation Authority. The system serves Chicago and its metropolitan area through 240 stations on 11 different rail lines. Throughout the 21st century, Metra has been the second busiest commuter rail system in the United States by...
's Union Pacific/Northwest Line
Union Pacific/Northwest Line
The Union Pacific/Northwest is a commuter rail line provided by Metra and operated by the Union Pacific Railroad in Chicago, Illinois, and its surrounding suburbs...
located in Cary
Cary, Illinois
Cary is a village located in Algonquin Township, McHenry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,531 at the 2000 census. A 2003 special census put the village's population at 17,827.-Geography:Cary is located at ....
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. The station is located at 100 W. Main St. near Northwest Highway (US 14
U.S. Route 14 in Illinois
In the U.S. state of Illinois, U.S. Route 14 is a major arterial that runs southeast from the Wisconsin state line north of Harvard, Illinois to the north side of Chicago at U.S. Route 41....
). Cary is 38.3 miles (61.6 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center
Ogilvie Transportation Center
The Richard B. Ogilvie Transportation Center is a passenger terminal in downtown Chicago, Illinois, USA, serving the three commuter rail lines of Metra's Union Pacific District, which approach the terminal elevated above street level. It occupies the lower floors of the Citigroup Center...
, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Cary is located in zone H. The station consists of two side platform
Side platform
A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...
s which serve two tracks. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the outbound platform. Parking is available.