Great Lakes station

Commuter rail station in North Chicago, Illinois

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Great Lakes

Great Lakes station in January 2019.

General information
Location| 3000 South Sheridan Road, North Chicago, Illinois 60088
Coordinates| 42°18′25″N 87°50′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.3070°N 87.8464°W﻿ / 42.3070; -87.8464
Owned by| Metra
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Pace Bus
Construction
Parking| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 4
History
Opened| 1919
Passengers
2018| 262 (average weekday)[1]  10.6%
Rank| 153 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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North Chicago

toward Kenosha

|  | Union Pacific North |  | Lake Bluff

toward Ogilvie TC

Former services

| Preceding station  | Chicago and North Western Railway | Following station

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North Chicago

toward Milwaukee

|  | Milwaukee Division |  | Lake Bluff

toward Chicago

Track layout

Legend

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UPN north to Kenosha

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IL 137 (Bobby E. Thompson Expy.)

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IL 137 (Buckley Rd.)

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UPN south to Ogilvie TC

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Location

The Great Lakes station is one of two commuter railroad stations in North Chicago, Illinois, served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. The station (officially located at 3000 South Sheridan Road) is 32.2 miles (51.8 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line,[2] and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Great Lakes is in zone 4. As of 2018, Great Lakes is the 153rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 262 weekday boardings.[1]

It is named for the Great Lakes Naval Training Base in the City of North Chicago.

As of February 16, 2024, Great Lakes is served by 46 trains (23 in each direction) on weekdays, by 25 trains (12 inbound, all 13 outbound) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Like North Chicago station, Great Lakes serves as a stop for the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. However, unlike North Chicago station, the Naval training center surrounds much of Great Lakes station, which is also located near the Shore Acres Country Club.

The connection to the Pace bus system has a boarding location near the main entrance to the naval station, it is also a location for taxi pick ups, and drop offs. Parking is available at the end of Ohio Avenue which leads from the southern terminus of the Bobby E. Thompson Expressway.

## Bus connections

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Pace

* 563 Great Lakes Naval Station

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 26, 2019.
2. ^ "Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site.

## External links

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* Metra - Great Lakes Station
* entrance from Google Maps Street View

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Metra stations

BNSF|

* Chicago Union Station
* Halsted Street
* Western Avenue
* Cicero
* Clyde (closed)
* La Vergne
* Berwyn
* Harlem Avenue
* Riverside
* Hollywood
* Brookfield
* Congress Park
* LaGrange Road
* Stone Avenue
* Western Springs
* Highlands
* Hinsdale
* West Hinsdale
* Clarendon Hills
* Westmont
* Fairview Avenue
* Downers Grove
* Belmont
* Lisle
* Naperville
* Route 59
* Aurora

Heritage Corridor|

* Chicago Union Station
* Glenn (closed)
* Summit
* Willow Springs
* Lemont
* Romeoville
* 5th Street (closed)
* Lockport
* Joliet

Metra Electric|

* Millennium Station
* Van Buren Street
* Museum Campus/​11th Street
* 18th Street
* McCormick Place
* 27th Street
* 47th Street
* 51st–53rd Street
* 55th–56th–57th Street
* 59th Street
* 63rd Street
* 75th Street (Grand Crossing)
* 79th Street
* 83rd Street (Avalon Park)
* 87th Street (Woodruff)
* 91st Street (Chesterfield)
* 95th Street/​CSU
* 103rd Street (Rosemoor)
* 107th Street
* 111th Street (Pullman)
* Kensington/​115th Street
* Riverdale
* Ivanhoe
* 147th Street
* Harvey
* Hazel Crest
* Calumet
* Homewood
* Flossmoor
* Olympia Fields
* 211th Street
* Matteson
* Richton Park
* University Park

| South Chicago Branch|

* Stony Island
* Bryn Mawr
* South Shore
* Windsor Park
* Cheltenham
* 83rd Street
* 87th Street
* 91st Street (South Chicago) (closed)
* 93rd Street (South Chicago)

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Blue Island Branch|

* State Street
* Stewart Ridge
* West Pullman
* Racine Avenue
* Ashland/​Calumet Park
* Burr Oak
* Blue Island

Milwaukee District
North|

* Chicago Union Station
* Western Avenue
* Healy
* Grayland
* Mayfair
* Forest Glen
* Edgebrook
* Morton Grove
* Golf
* Glenview
* North Glenview
* Northbrook
* Lake Cook Road
* Deerfield
* Lake Forest
* Libertyville
* Prairie Crossing
* Grayslake
* Round Lake
* Long Lake
* Ingleside
* Fox Lake

Milwaukee District
West|

* Chicago Union Station
* Western Avenue
* Hermosa (closed)
* Grand/​Cicero
* Cragin (closed)
* Hanson Park
* Galewood
* Mars
* Mont Clare
* Elmwood Park
* River Grove
* Franklin Park
* Mannheim
* Bensenville
* Wood Dale
* Itasca
* Medinah
* Roselle
* Schaumburg
* Hanover Park
* Bartlett
* National Street
* Elgin
* Big Timber Road

| Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail|

* Huntley (future)
* Belvidere (future)
* Rockford (future)

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North Central Service|

* Chicago Union Station
* Western Avenue
* River Grove
* Belmont Avenue
* Schiller Park
* Rosemont
* O'Hare Transfer
* Prospect Heights
* Wheeling
* Buffalo Grove
* Prairie View
* Vernon Hills
* Mundelein
* Prairie Crossing
* Washington Street
* Round Lake Beach
* Lake Villa
* Antioch

Rock Island|

* LaSalle Street
* 35th Street
* Auburn Park (closed; future)
* Gresham
* 95th Street–Longwood
* 99th Street–Longwood (closed)
* 103rd Street–Washington Heights
* Blue Island–Vermont Street
* Robbins
* Midlothian
* Oak Forest
* Tinley Park
* Tinley Park–80th Avenue
* Hickory Creek
* Mokena
* New Lenox
* Joliet

| Beverly Branch|

* Brainerd
* 91st Street–Beverly Hills
* 95th Street–Beverly Hills
* 99th Street–Beverly Hills
* 103rd Street–Beverly Hills
* 107th Street–Beverly Hills
* 111th Street–Morgan Park
* 115th Street–Morgan Park
* 119th Street
* 123rd Street
* Prairie Street

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SouthWest Service|

* Chicago Union Station
* Wrightwood
* Ashburn
* Oak Lawn
* Chicago Ridge
* Worth
* Palos Heights
* Palos Park
* Orland Park 143rd Street
* Orland Park 153rd Street
* Orland Park 179th Street
* Laraway Road
* Manhattan

Union Pacific
North|

* Ogilvie TC
* Clybourn
* Ravenswood
* Peterson/​Ridge
* Rogers Park
* Evanston Main Street
* Evanston Davis Street
* Evanston Central Street
* Wilmette
* Kenilworth
* Indian Hill
* Winnetka
* Hubbard Woods
* Glencoe
* Braeside
* Ravinia Park
* Ravinia
* Highland Park
* Highwood
* Fort Sheridan
* Lake Forest
* Lake Bluff
* Great Lakes
* North Chicago
* Abbott's Platform (closed)
* Waukegan
* Zion
* Winthrop Harbor
* Kenosha

Union Pacific
Northwest|

* Ogilvie TC
* Clybourn
* Irving Park
* Jefferson Park
* Gladstone Park
* Norwood Park
* Edison Park
* Park Ridge
* Dee Road
* Des Plaines
* Cumberland
* Mount Prospect
* Arlington Heights
* Arlington Park
* Palatine
* Barrington
* Fox River Grove
* Cary
* Pingree Road
* Crystal Lake
* Woodstock
* Harvard

| McHenry Branch|

* McHenry

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Union Pacific West|

* Ogilvie TC
* Kedzie
* Oak Park
* River Forest
* Maywood
* Melrose Park
* Bellwood
* Berkeley
* Elmhurst
* Villa Park
* Lombard
* Glen Ellyn
* College Avenue
* Wheaton
* Winfield
* West Chicago
* Geneva
* La Fox
* Elburn

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* Bold denotes downtown terminals
* Italics denote closed stations, future stations, and unused line segments.

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