Mayfair station

Mayfair is a Metra station, located on the Milwaukee District/North Line on the border between Albany Park and Portage Park community areas of Chicago. The station is officially located at 4357 North Cicero Avenue (Illinois Route 50), however the actual location is the northeast corner of West Pensacola and North Kilpatrick Avenues. It is 9.0 miles (14.5 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[1] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Mayfair is in zone B. It is the only station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line that is non-ADA-accessible.

For the former pumping station, see Mayfair Pumping Station.
Mayfair
Location4357 North Cicero Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60641
Coordinates41.9602°N 87.7463°W / 41.9602; -87.7463
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsChicago "L": Montrose (Blue Line)
CTA Buses
Other information
Fare zoneB
History
Opened1896
Closed1958 (Chicago & North Western station)
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Forest Glen
toward Fox Lake
 Milwaukee District / North Grayland
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
Forest Glen
towards Milwaukee
 Chicago – Milwaukee Grayland
towards Chicago
Forest Glen
towards Walworth
 Suburban Service
North Line

Transfers are available to the Blue Line at the nearby Montrose Avenue station, as well as CTA's bus system. Although the line does have an at-grade junction with Union Pacific/Northwest Line just north of the station platforms, there are no direct connections from here to any of the Union Pacific / Northwest Line's stops within Albany Park.

Bus and rail connections

CTA Blue Line

  • Montrose

CTA Buses

  • 54 Cicero
  • 54A North Cicero/Skokie Blvd
  • 78 Montrose
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References
  1. Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line


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