North Chicago station

Commuter rail station in North Chicago, Illinois

North Chicago

North Chicago in October 2024

General information
Location| 1633 Lakeside Avenue
North Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates| 42°19′44″N 87°50′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.3288°N 87.8370°W﻿ / 42.3288; -87.8370
Owned by| Metra
Platforms| 2 Side platforms
Tracks| 2 tracks
Connections|  Pace bus
Construction
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 4
Passengers
2018| 170 (average weekday)[1]  0%
Rank| 168 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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Waukegan

toward Kenosha

|  | Union Pacific North |  | Great Lakes

toward Ogilvie

Former services

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

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Waukegan

toward Milwaukee

|  | Milwaukee Division |  | Great Lakes

toward Chicago

Track layout

Legend

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UPN north to Kenosha

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UPN south to Ogilvie

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Location

North Chicago is one of two commuter rail stations on Metra's Union Pacific North Line located in North Chicago, Illinois. North Chicago is located at 1633 Lakeside Avenue, 33.7 miles (54.2 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, North Chicago is located in zone 4. As of 2018, North Chicago is the 168th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 170 weekday boardings.[1]

Prior to the construction of the current facility, North Chicago was situated 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) south of the present location, near Nimitz Avenue.[3] The station consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. An unstaffed station house is on the inbound (east) platform. Parking is available at North Chicago in a city-owned lot on the west side of the tracks. North Chicago is little more than a shelter, though it is served regularly.

As of February 16, 2024, North Chicago is served by 46 trains (23 in each direction) on weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

## Bus connections

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Pace

* "Route 563 – Great Lakes Naval Station". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
* "Route 564 – Jackson / 14th". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

## Abbott's Platform

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Abbott's Platform was a limited-service commuter rail station on Metra's Chicago–Kenosha line in North Chicago. The stop was 0.8 miles (1.3 km) north of the previous North Chicago station—0.3 miles (0.48 km) north of the current station—adjacent to the Abbott Laboratories facility which it served.[3] Unlike other stops, Abbott's Platform was not given its own listing on timetables. Instead, service to this location was indicated by arrival times for North Chicago marked with a "J" note. The stop was closed in 1986.[4]

## 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 May 26, 2019.
2. ^ Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line
3. ^ a b Vandervoort, Bill. "Chicago's Lost Stations: Kenosha Subdivision (Illinois)". Chicago Transit & Railfan. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
4. ^ Ridership Trends - Annual Report 2017 (PDF) (Report). Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning. February 2018. p. 32. Retrieved December 2, 2018.

## External links

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* Metra - North Chicago

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* Chicago Union Station
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* Millennium Station
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Milwaukee District
West|

* Chicago Union Station
* Western Avenue
* Hermosa (closed)
* Grand/​Cicero
* Cragin (closed)
* Hanson Park
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| Rockford Intercity Passenger Rail|

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

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North Central Service|

* Chicago Union Station
* Western Avenue
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* LaSalle Street
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* 103rd Street–Washington Heights
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* Robbins
* Midlothian
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* Hickory Creek
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| Beverly Branch|

* Brainerd
* 91st Street–Beverly Hills
* 95th Street–Beverly Hills
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* 107th Street–Beverly Hills
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* 119th Street
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SouthWest Service|

* Chicago Union Station
* Wrightwood
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* Chicago Ridge
* Worth
* Palos Heights
* Palos Park
* Orland Park 143rd Street
* Orland Park 153rd Street
* Orland Park 179th Street
* Laraway Road
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Union Pacific
North|

* Ogilvie
* Clybourn
* Ravenswood
* Peterson/​Ridge
* Rogers Park
* Evanston Main Street
* Evanston Davis Street
* Evanston Central Street
* Wilmette
* Kenilworth
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* 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
* 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
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* Cary
* Pingree Road
* Crystal Lake
* Woodstock
* Harvard

| McHenry Branch|

* McHenry

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Union Pacific West|

* Ogilvie
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* River Forest
* Maywood
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