Gladstone Park station

Gladstone Park is a station on Metra's Union Pacific/Northwest Line located in Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois. Gladstone Park primarily serves rush hour trains a few other trains but is closed on weekends and holidays. The station is located at 5500 N. Austin Avenue, adjacent to the Kennedy Expressway. Gladstone Park is 10.1 miles (16.3 km) away from the Northwest Line's terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Gladstone Park is in zone B. As of 2018, Gladstone Park is the 166th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 180 weekday boardings. [1]

Gladstone Park
Gladstone Park station in January 2016.
Location5500 North Austin Avenue
Gladstone Park, Chicago, Illinois 60646
Coordinates41.9798°N 87.7779°W / 41.9798; -87.7779
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks3 tracks
Connections CTA Bus
Construction
ParkingStreet-side
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1920
Passengers
2018180 (average weekday)[1]  7.7%
Rank166 out of 236 [1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Norwood Park
toward Harvard or McHenry
 Union Pacific / Northwest Jefferson Park
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Norwood Park
toward Crystal Lake
 Wisconsin Division Jefferson Park
toward Chicago

Gladstone Park is located at grade level and is the first station northbound after the Northwest Line descends to grade level. Gladstone Park has two platforms which serve three tracks. There is no ticket agent at Gladstone Park, so tickets must be purchased on board the train. A footbridge is located south of the station to allow passengers (and neighboring pedestrians) to cross the Kennedy Expressway.

CTA Bus Connections
  • 68 Northwest Highway

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/Northwest Line


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