Lake Bluff station

Lake Bluff Metra Station is one of two railroad stations in the village of Lake Bluff, Illinois, on Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is 30.2 miles (48.6 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line,[2] and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Bluff is in zone G. As of 2018, Lake Bluff is the 80th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 647 weekday boardings.[1]

Lake Bluff
Lake Bluff Metra station exterior shot along the North Shore's historic Union Pacific North Line in Lake Bluff, September 1, 2010.
Location600 North Sheridan Road
Lake Bluff, Illinois
Coordinates42.2797°N 87.8465°W / 42.2797; -87.8465
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneG
History
Opened1904
Passengers
2018647 (average weekday)[1]  5%
Rank80 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Great Lakes
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific / North Lake Forest
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Great Lakes
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Lake Forest
toward Chicago

The current station was built in 1904, and previously served the Chicago and North Western Railway before it was bought out by Union Pacific Railroad in 1995. Parking is available in front of the station on North Sheridan Road from the intersection of Scranton Avenue, and on Mawman Avenue off the southeast corner of Rockland Road. It was included in the National Register of Historic Places listing for the Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District in 2006.

The station was staffed until 2016.[3]

The Union Pacific Lakes Sub parallels the station's trackage and connects with the line north of the station. It follows the line to a curve north of the Waukegan station, where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.

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/North Line
  3. "Metra will no longer staff Lake Bluff ticket station". Chicago Sun-Times. November 25, 2016. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016.

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