Prairie View station is on
Metra's
North Central Service in the unincorporated area of
Prairie View, Illinois, near
Buffalo Grove. The station is 34.4 miles (55.4 km) away from
Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[3][unreliable source?] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Prairie View is in zone 4.[4] As of 2018, Prairie View is the 113th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 415 weekday boardings.[2][5]
As of February 15, 2024, Prairie View is served by all 14 trains (seven in each direction) on weekdays.
References
^Granger, Bill (August 19, 1996).
"Commuter Trains Inch Back to Popularity". The Daily Herald. Chicago, Illinois. p. 1-7. Retrieved November 11, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.