Lake Forest station (Milwaukee District)

Train station serving Metra Milwaukee District-North trains in Lake Forest, Illinois

For the station on the east side of Lake Forest, see Lake Forest station (Union Pacific).

Lake Forest

Lake Forest station in October 2015, before the platforms were rebuilt.

General information
Location| 911 Telegraph Road
Lake Forest, Illinois
Coordinates| 42°13′25″N 87°52′29″W﻿ / ﻿42.2236°N 87.8747°W﻿ / 42.2236; -87.8747
Owned by| Metra
Line(s)| C&M Subdivision
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Construction
Parking| Yes
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 4
Passengers
2018| 607 (average weekday)[1] 10.8%
Rank| 82 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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Libertyville

toward Fox Lake

|  | Milwaukee District North |  | Deerfield

toward Union Station

Former services

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Rondout

closed 1984

toward Fox Lake

|  | Milwaukee District North |  | Deerfield

toward Union Station

Preceding station  | Milwaukee Road | Following station
Rondout

towards Milwaukee

|  | Chicago – Milwaukee |  | Deerfield

towards Chicago

Rondout

towards Walworth

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North Line

Track layout

Legend

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Location

Lake Forest is a railroad station in Lake Forest, Illinois, served by Metra's Milwaukee District North Line. The station is located on 10205 North Waukegan Road (IL 43), and is 28.4 miles (45.7 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Forest is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Forest is the 82nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 607 weekday boardings.[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Lake Forest is served by 45 trains (21 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Four inbound trains originate here, and four outbound trains terminate here, on weekdays. Additionally, one inbound train originates from here with one outbound train terminating here on Saturdays.

Another Lake Forest station exists along the Union Pacific North Line east of this station. Therefore, this station can also be referred to as West Lake Forest station. No bus connections exist here, nor is there any connection to the East Lake Forest station. However parking is available along Telegraph Road along the west side of the tracks, and the station is accessible from North Waukegan Road through Settler's Square on the east side of the tracks.

Lake Forest is the northernmost Metra station to be located on the C&M Subdivision, and serves as an emergency stop for Amtrak's Empire Builder and Hiawatha Service trains. Since 2010, Amtrak has had plans for its Hiawatha trains to stop at Lake Forest, but as of 2022 has yet to come to fruition. Metra has proposed the construction of crossovers at Lake Forest to make the station better suited to turning trains around.[3]

## 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 from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line
3. ^ "Metra to begin reverse-commute service from Chicago to Lake County". Progressive Railroading. February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 3, 2019.

## External links

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* Metra – Stations – Lake Forest station (Milwaukee District)
* Flickr - Lake Forest Station
* Station House from Google Maps Street View

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