Summit is an Amtrak and Metra train station in Summit, Illinois. It is served by Amtrak Illinois' Lincoln Service, which operates daily, and Metra's Heritage Corridor commuter line, which operates only during morning and evening rush hours in peak direction. Amtrak's Texas Eagle trains also use these tracks but do not stop. It is 11.9 miles (19.2 km) away from Union Station, the northern terminus of the line.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Summit is in zone 2. Summit is also the closest Metra (and Amtrak) station to Midway Airport.

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Summit, IL
Amtrak and Metra station
Summit station, April 2016
General information
Location	Archer and South Center Avenues Summit, Illinois United States
Coordinates	41.7760554°N 87.8167849°W / 41.7760554; -87.8167849
Owned by	Metra
Line(s)	CN Joliet Subdivision MT2
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	Amtrak: SMT
Fare zone	2 (Metra)
Passengers
FY 2022	15,111 annually[1] (Amtrak)
2018	101 (average weekday)[2]  1% (Metra)
Rank	187 out of 236 (Metra)[2]
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station Joliet toward St. Louis Lincoln Service Chicago Terminus      Texas Eagle does not stop here Preceding station Metra Following station Willow Springs toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Union Station Terminus
Former services Preceding station Metra Following station Willow Springs toward Joliet Heritage Corridor Glenn closed 1989 toward Union Station Preceding station Alton Railroad Following station Argo toward St. Louis Main Line Glenn toward Chicago
Track layout Legend HC | Lincoln Service to Chicago Union Station   Center Ave. HC to Joliet Lincoln Service to St. Louis
Location

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Summit is the only Metra station that is served by more Amtrak trains (four trains per direction throughout the day) than by Metra trains (three inbound morning and three outbound evening rush hour trains). This was also a stop for the Ann Rutledge until April 2007.

The eastbound Lincoln Service only stops at Summit to discharge passengers, while the westbound train stops to discharge and receive passengers.

As of 2018, Summit is the 187th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 101 weekday boardings.^[2]

Pace

• 307 Harlem^[4]