Chicagoland RailPrairie Crossing Metra station (NCS Line)
Metra has more than one Prairie Crossing station. This is the one on the NCS Line.
Prairie Crossing is served by Metra's NCS Line. On a typical weekday 14 trains stop here, 7 of them to Chicago Union Station in 72–83 minutes.
At a glance
- Station
- Prairie Crossing
- Lines
- NCS
- Fare zone
- 4
- One way to Chicago Union Station
- $6.75
NCS Line service
- Runs between
- Antioch and Chicago Union Station
- Weekday trains stopping here
- 14
- Weekday trains to Chicago Union Station
- 7
- Saturday / Sunday
- No weekend service
- Time to Chicago Union Station
- 72–83 min
- First train to Chicago Union Station
- 5:32 AM
- Last train to Chicago Union Station
- 4:00 PM
- Next stops
- toward Antioch: Washington St (Grayslake) · toward Chicago Union Station: Mundelein
Weekday departures to Chicago Union Station
| Departs | Arrives | Journey |
|---|---|---|
| 5:32 AM | 6:55 AM | 83 min |
| 6:17 AM | 7:38 AM | 81 min |
| 6:50 AM | 8:02 AM | 72 min |
| … | ||
| 8:18 AM | 9:39 AM | 81 min |
| 9:28 AM | 10:49 AM | 81 min |
| 4:00 PM | 5:23 PM | 83 min |
First and last three of 7 weekday trains. Times are the published schedule — open the app for live departures and delays.
Nearby on the NCS Line: Mundelein · Washington St (Grayslake) · Round Lake Beach · Vernon Hills. All 18 NCS stations →
Fares from Prairie Crossing
Full adult fares to Chicago Union Station, priced by fare zone (zone 4).
- One way
- $6.75
- Day Pass
- $13.50
- Monthly Pass
- $135.00
Reduced and youth fares differ. Fares between two suburban stations are usually cheaper — the app's fare sheet prices any pair.
Live times, delays and alerts
Everything above is the published schedule. For what's actually running from Prairie Crossing — live departures, delay minutes, cancellations and NCS service alerts — open the app. It's free, installs to your phone, and works offline on the last schedule it loaded.