Braeside station

Braeside, also known as Lake Cook Road, is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line, in the Braeside neighborhood of Highland Park. It is located at 10 North St. Johns Avenue, just off Lake Cook Road. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Braeside is located in "Zone E". Cook County Forest Preserves' Turnbull Woods and William N. Erickson Preserve are adjacent to the station, and the Chicago Botanic Garden is a mile away. Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track, but not on the outbound side.

Braeside
Location10 North Saint Johns Avenue
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates42.1528°N 87.7726°W / 42.1528; -87.7726
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneE
Traffic
Passengers (2018)410 (average weekday)[1]
Rank117 of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Ravinia Park
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific / North Glencoe
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Ravinia
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Glencoe
toward Chicago

The station is named after a nearby school. The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities. The closest restroom facilities are located at Bob's Pantry and Deli (on the east side of the tracks). Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.

As of 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 628 Braeside Shuttle Bug 8
  • 629 Braeside Shuttle Bug 9
  • 640 Braeside Station/Commercial Avenue Shuttle Bug

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.


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