National Street/Elgin station
National Street is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.0 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: Metra train station in Elgin, Illinois, USA
- Also known as: “National Street”
- Address: 85 National Street, Elgin, IL 60121
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Elgin National Watch Company Observatory and Lowrie Elementary School.
Elgin National Watch Company Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is a historic building in Elgin, in the U.S. state of Illinois. It was built in 1910 to serve the Elgin National Watch Company two blocks to the west. Elgin National Watch Company Observatory is situated 1,900 feet northeast of National Street/Elgin station.
Lowrie Elementary School
School
Elgin Area School District U46, often referred to as "U-46", is a unit school district headquartered in Elgin, Kane County, Illinois. Covering 90 square miles, the district serves portions of eleven communities in the northwest suburbs of Chicago in Cook, DuPage and Kane Counties. Lowrie Elementary School is situated 1,600 feet west of National Street/Elgin station.
Elgin station
Railway station
Elgin is one of three stations on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elgin, Illinois. The station is 36.6 miles away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line. Elgin station is situated 4,100 feet northwest of National Street/Elgin station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elgin and Elgin Historic District.
Elgin
Photo: Zcarstvnz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Elgin is a city in Chicagoland known for its Victorian architecture and the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Elgin Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Smallbones, Public domain.
The Elgin Historic District is a set of 697 buildings in Elgin, Illinois. Of these, 429 contribute to the district's historical integrity. The district is the oldest portion of the city, and contains mostly residences and churches.
South Elgin
Town
South Elgin is a village in Kane County, Illinois, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 23,865. In 2007, Money magazine named South Elgin as 82nd of 100 entries in its "America's Best Places to Live" edition and again in 2011 as 98th of 100 entries. South Elgin is situated 2½ miles south of National Street/Elgin station.
National Street/Elgin station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Elgin Township, Kane, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.02643° or 42° 1′ 35″ northLongitude
-88.27865° or 88° 16′ 43″ westNetwork
MetraOpen location code
86JH2PGC+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 7137405300OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationWikidata ID
Q6978720
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In Other Languages
From French to Urdu—“National Street/Elgin station” goes by many names.
- French: “gare de National Street”
- French: “National Street”
- Urdu: “نیشنل اسٹریٹ/ایلگن اسٹیشن”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include National Street and Ryerson Park.
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