Metra’s Union Pacific/Northwest Line has a station in Downtown Palatine and the Village of Palatine is responsible for the maintenance and enforcement of the Downtown train station, Gateway Center parking garage, and surrounding commuter parking lots. The station is located at 137 W Wood Street.
Daily parking is available in commuter parking lots 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9 and the Gateway Center parking garage at the rate of $2.00 per day. Payment boxes are conveniently located in each lot and payment boxes for the Gateway Center parking garage are located on the boarding platform as you exit the parking garage.
Monthly permit parking is available at the Gateway Center parking garage, Lot 11, and Lot 14 for $40 per month. Palatine residents can also purchase quarterly permits $120.
Parking permits can be purchased by mailing in the application along with payment, or can be paid for in person at the Finance counter in Village Hall. After hours payments can be dropped off in the night drop box located on the second floor of the Village Hall or in the drive-up drop box located adjacent to the Village Hall building near the Park District tennis courts. For a parking permit application, please click here.
Questions about parking permits, permit applications, lots, or general commuter parking questions can be referred to 847-202-6671.
For a map of Palatine’s Commuter parking lots, click here.
For Metra schedule and fares, click here.