Highland Park station (Illinois)

Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in zone E.

Not to be confused with Highlands station.
Highland Park
Location1800 St. Johns Avenue
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates42.1833°N 87.7974°W / 42.1833; -87.7974
Owned byCity of Highland Park
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Buses
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneE
History
Opened1963
Traffic
Passengers (2018)1,005 (average weekday)[1]
Rank50 of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Highwood
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific / North Ravinia
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Lake Forest
toward Minneapolis
 Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Winnetka
toward Chicago
Highwood
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Ravinia
toward Chicago

The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. 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.

Nearly all trains that come through stop at this station. All weekend trains and all weekday outbound trains stop. Nearly all inbound trains stop here while two weekday morning rush hour trains skip this station.

As of 2018, Highland Park is the 50th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,005 weekday boardings.[1]

Bus connections

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road
  • 471 Highland Park/Northbrook Court
  • 472 Highland Park/Highwood
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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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