Highland Park station (Illinois) explained

Style:Metra
Highland Park
Address:1800 St. Johns Avenue
Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates:42.1833°N -87.7974°W
Other: Pace Buses
Green Bay Bike Trail
Platform:2 Side platforms
Tracks:2
Passengers:1,005 (average weekday)
Pass Year:2018
Pass Percent:2.8
Opened:1963
Accessible:Yes
Owned:City of Highland Park
Zone:4
Pass Rank:50 out of 236
Other Services Header:Former services
Other Services Collapsible:yes
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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 4. 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]

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.

As of February 16, 2024, Highland Park is served by 57 trains (29 inbound, 28 outbound) on weekdays, by all 26 trains (13 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

On weekdays, five outbound trains terminate at Highland Park, and six inbound trains originate from Highland Park.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018. April 2019. Metra. https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf. 26 May 2019.