Glenview station

Glenview is a Metra commuter rail and Amtrak intercity rail station in Glenview, Illinois, United States, north of Chicago. The facility opened in March 1995 as a replacement for a since-demolished 1950s era station.[2] The new station, designed by Legat Architects of Waukegan, cost approximately $3 million and was funded from a number of sources, including Metra, the Illinois Department of Transportation, Amtrak and the village of Glenview.[3]

Not to be confused with Naval Air Station Glenview.
Glenview, IL
Location1116 Depot Street
Glenview, Illinois 60025
United States
Coordinates42.0751°N 87.8057°W / 42.0751; -87.8057
Owned byMetra
Line(s)Metra/Soo Line (CP)
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes; free after 10
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Station codeGLN (Amtrak)
Fare zoneD (Metra)
History
OpenedMarch 1995
Traffic
Passengers (2018)55,496[1]  0.51% (Amtrak)
Services
Preceding station Amtrak Following station
Milwaukee
toward Seattle or Portland
 Empire Builder Chicago
Terminus
Sturtevant
toward Milwaukee
 Hiawatha Service
Preceding station Metra Following station
North Glenview
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District / North Golf
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Techny
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee Golf
towards Chicago
Techny
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
North Line

On Metra, the station is located on the Milwaukee District North Line that runs between Chicago Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. On Amtrak, the station is located on two lines, the Hiawatha that runs between Chicago Union Station and Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Empire Builder that operates between Chicago, Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon. It also served the short-lived Lake Country Limited which ran between Chicago and Janesville, Wisconsin between April 15, 2000, and September 23, 2001. Frequent, daily service is provided on both the Milwaukee District North Line and the Hiawatha, while the Empire Builder provides once-a-day service. Normally, passengers traveling between Glenview and Chicago or Glenview and Milwaukee are not permitted to board or disembark on the Empire Builder at Glenview, due to the availability of the more frequent Metra and Amtrak Hiawatha routes. However, for much of the spring of 2020, the Empire Builder allowed local travel between Glenview and Milwaukee when the Hiawatha was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It is proposed that the Amtrak service would shift one stop north to North Glenview. This move would eliminate lengthy stops which block traffic on Glenview Road. This move would involve reconstruction of the North Glenview station to handle the additional traffic, and depends on commitments from Glenview, the Illinois General Assembly and Metra.[4]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 210 Lincoln Avenue (weekdays only)
  • 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)
  • 423 Linden CTA/The Glen/Harlem CTA (weekdays only)
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References
  1. "Amtrak Fact Sheet, FY2018, State of Illinois" (PDF). Amtrak. June 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Sulski, Jim (April 9, 1995). "New $3 million depot - Glenview station project means starting over". Chicago Tribune.
  3. Great American Stations. Accessed March 21, 2013.
  4. Stiefel, Lynne (November 10, 2009). "Amtrak move to North Glenview station seen". Pioneer Press. Archived from the original on November 14, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
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