Waukegan station

Waukegan is a railroad station in Waukegan, Illinois, United States served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is officially located on 95 North Spring Street, is 36.0 miles (57.9 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, Waukegan is in zone H. As of 2018, Waukegan is the 67th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 764 weekday boardings.[1]

Waukegan
Platform along the station house
Location	95 North Spring Street Waukegan, IL
Coordinates	42.3607°N 87.8283°W
Owned by	Union Pacific, City of Waukegan
Platforms	1 side platform, 1 island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	H
History
Opened	1900
Rebuilt	1989
Electrified	No
Passengers
2018	764 (average weekday)[1]  16.1%
Rank	67 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Zion toward Kenosha Union Pacific / North North Chicago toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Kenosha toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Lake Forest toward Chicago Asbestos toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division North Chicago toward Chicago

Although Waukegan Station is not the terminus of the UP-N line, most trains along the line stop at Waukegan. The station not only contains storage tracks for Metra trains,[3] but is also located near freight lines for the Union Pacific Railroad as well as the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway.[4] Also there is a Union Pacific freight yard adjacent to the station and freight trains are oftentimes parked and sorted here. In addition, the station serves as a stop for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Passengers who wish to travel to the Zion Metra station can use Pace's route 571, which provides daily service between the two stations.

Waukegan Station is located very near to downtown Waukegan, home to attractions such as the Genesee Theatre. Located at the bottom of the bluff that overlooks Lake Michigan, the station is immediately downhill from the historic Carnegie Library building. Other historic buildings in the area include the old houses of the Shimer College Historic District, site of that school's campus until 2006. Buses connect the station to attractions further inland, such as Six Flags Great America in Gurnee.

Bus connections

Pace

• 561 Castlecrest via McAree
• 562 Gurnee via Sunset
• 563 Great Lakes Naval Station
• 564 Jackson/14th
• 565 Grand Avenue
• 568 Belvidere
• 571 Zion
• 572 Washington

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. Waukegan Metra Yard (Chicago Railfan.net)
4. Waukegan Elgin Joliet and Eastern Yard (Chicago Railfan.net)

External links

• Media related to Waukegan (Metra) at Wikimedia Commons
• Metra - Waukegan station
• Freight Yard near Waukegan Station (Metra Fan Photos)
• Metra & Chicago & Northwestern locomotives at Waukegan Yards (Trains.Net)
• Chicago Railfan.net:
  • Waukegan Union Pacific Locomotive Yard, Shop Yard, Other Yard
• Station House from Google Maps Street View