Barrington station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Barrington, Illinois}}

{{for|the defunct Canadian military installation|CFS Barrington}}

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| name={{Metra header|Barrington

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| image=Barrington Station.jpg

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| address=201 South Spring Street
Barrington, Illinois

| coordinates={{coord|42.1529|-88.1320|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}}

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| other=Pace buses

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| platform=2 side platforms

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| tracks=2 tracks

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| opened=1977

| closed=

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| accessible=Yes

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| owned=Village of Barrington

| zone=4

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| passengers=1,725 (average weekday)

| pass_year=2018

| pass_percent=-0.7

| pass_rank=16 out of 236

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| services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/Northwest|left=Fox River Grove|right=Palatine}}

|other_services_header = Former services

|other_services_collapsible=yes

|other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway

|line1=Chicago-Minneapolis via Madison|left1=Crystal Lake|right1=Des Plaines

|line2=Wisconsin Division|left2=Fox River Grove|right2=Palatine}}

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vSTR!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} northwest|to {{stl|Metra|Harvard}} or {{stl|Metra|McHenry}}}}

vSTR ~~ Cook St.

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RP23+1\RP2c4!~RP2c1!~vSTR\RP22+4

\vSTR\PLTr ~~ Main St.

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vSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPNW}} southeast to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}}

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Barrington is a station on Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line located in Barrington, Illinois. The station is located at 201 South Spring Street in Barrington, and is {{convert|31.9|mi|km}} from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific Northwest Line.[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupnw.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line] In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Barrington is located in Zone 4. {{As of|2018}}, Barrington is the 16th busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations on the Metra system, with an average of 1,725 weekday boardings.{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}} Barrington has two tracks and two side platforms; it is the southernmost station on the Union Pacific Northwest Line without a third express track, which begins about a quarter mile southeast of the station near Baker Lake. It is also the last station outbound within Cook County. A station house where tickets may be purchased is on the inbound platform. Parking is available at the station.

As of May 30, 2023, Barrington is served by 65 trains (34 inbound, 31 outbound) on weekdays, by 33 trains (16 inbound, all 17 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 20 trains (nine inbound, all 11 outbound) on Sundays.

On weekdays, four inbound trains originate, and three outbound trains terminate, at Barrington. On Saturdays, one inbound train originates, and two outbound trains terminate, at Barrington.