| Style: | Metra | ||||||||||
| Address: | 1401 Shermer Road Northbrook, Illinois 60062 | ||||||||||
| Country: | United States | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 42.1268°N -87.8279°W | ||||||||||
| Line: | C&M Subdivision | ||||||||||
| Other: | Pace Bus | ||||||||||
| Structure: | At Grade | ||||||||||
| Platform: | 2 side platforms | ||||||||||
| Levels: | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tracks: | 2 | ||||||||||
| Parking: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Bicycle: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Passengers: | 1,259 (average weekday) | ||||||||||
| Pass Year: | 2018 | ||||||||||
| Pass Percent: | -9.6 | ||||||||||
| Pass Rank: | 28 out of 236 | ||||||||||
| Rebuilt: | 1967 | ||||||||||
| Accessible: | True | ||||||||||
| Owned: | Metra | ||||||||||
| Zone: | 3 | ||||||||||
| Former: | Shermer, Shermerville | ||||||||||
| Other Services Header: | Former services | ||||||||||
| Other Services Collapsible: | yes | ||||||||||
| Map State: | collapsed | ||||||||||
| Mapframe: | yes | ||||||||||
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Northbrook is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District North Line in Northbrook, Illinois. The station is located at 1401 Shermer Road, is 21miles away from Chicago 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, Northbrook is in zone 3. As of 2018, Northbrook is the 28th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,259 weekday boardings.[2] Metra trains pass through about every hour in each direction outside of rush hours, and up to every 20 minutes during rush hour. Bike racks are available at the station, on either side of the tracks. in 2016, an electrified sign was installed, warning commuters and pedestrians to look for trains. The tracks that run through Northbrook are also utilized by Amtrak's Hiawatha Service, Borealis and Empire Builder, as well as freight trains.
As of June 3, 2024, Northbrook is a scheduled stop for all Metra service on the line (27 trains in each direction on weekdays, 10 on Saturdays, and nine on Sundays and holidays).
Northbrook station was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad. Parking is available both on Shermer Road and Lorenz Drive.