Summit station (Illinois)
Summit serves as a train station for both Amtrak and Metra located in Summit, Illinois. It is a stop on the daily Lincoln Service operated by Amtrak Illinois, as well as on Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter route, which operates exclusively during weekday peak hours in the direction of heavy traffic. Although Amtrak's Texas Eagle trains pass through this location, they do not make stops here. Positioned from Union Station, the northern endpoint of the line, Summit falls within zone 2 of Metra's fare zones and is the nearest station served by both Metra and Amtrak to Midway Airport.
Among all Metra stations, Summit stands out by having a greater number of daily Amtrak trains—four in each direction—compared to Metra's service, which includes three inbound trains in the morning and three outbound trains in the evening. Until 2006, it also functioned as a stop for Amtrak's Ann Rutledge service.
Regarding passenger operations, the eastbound Lincoln Service train only allows passengers to disembark at Summit, whereas the westbound counterpart permits both boarding and alighting.
In 2018, Summit was ranked 187th out of 236 non-central Metra stations based on weekday boardings, averaging 101 passengers.
Bus connections
- 330 Mannheim-LaGrange