Wilmette station

Commuter rail station in Wilmette, Illinois

Wilmette

General information
Location| 722 Green Bay Road
Wilmette, Illinois 60091
Coordinates| 42°04′38″N 87°42′33″W﻿ / ﻿42.0773°N 87.7092°W﻿ / 42.0773; -87.7092
Owned by| Village of Wilmette
Platforms| 2 side platforms
Tracks| 2
Connections|  Pace Buses
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible| Yes
Other information
Fare zone| 2
History
Opened| 1871
Rebuilt| 2001
Passengers
2018| 1,653 (average weekday)[1] 2.4%
Rank| 18 out of 236[1]
Services
| Preceding station  |  Metra | Following station

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Kenilworth

toward Kenosha

|  | Union Pacific North |  | Evanston Central Street

toward Ogilvie

Former services at CNS&M station

| Preceding station  | Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad | Following station

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Kenilworth

toward Milwaukee

|  | North Shore Line

Shore Line Route

|  | Linden

toward Roosevelt Road

Track layout

Legend

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UP-N north to Kenosha

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|  | Central Ave.
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UP-N south to Ogilvie

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Location

Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in Wilmette, Illinois that is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line. Trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone 2. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings.[1]

The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's central business district. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away.

As of February 16, 2024, Wilmette is served by all 70 trains (35 in each direction) on weekdays, by 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

## History

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The first railroad station in Wilmette opened in 1871 at a cost of $700 (equivalent to $17,803 in 2023). In 1875, it took 30 minutes to get to Chicago (about the same as now), and the fare was 11 cents (adult one-way tickets cost $3.05 in 2006)[2] and $5.50 as of February 2018. The former station has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.[3][4]

The present Metra station in Wilmette opened in 2001.

## Bus connections

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Pace

* 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only)
* 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only)
* 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)

## 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. ^ Cary, Joan (4 February 2004). "Railroads retain their importance". Chicago Tribune. p. NS-24.
3. ^ Cook County Listings at the National Register of Historic Places
4. ^ Chicago and North-Western Passenger Depot (Wilmette Historic Preservation Commission)

## External links

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* Metra – Wilmette
* Station from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street View
* Station from Lake Avenue from Google Maps Street View

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Metra stations

BNSF Line|

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

Heritage Corridor|

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

Metra Electric District|

* Millennium Station
* Van Buren Street
* Museum Campus/11th Street
* 18th Street
* McCormick Place
* 27th Street
* 47th Street (Kenwood)
* 51st–53rd Street (Hyde Park)
* 55th–56th–57th Street
* 59th Street/University of Chicago
* 63rd Street
* 67th Street (closed)
* 75th Street (Grand Crossing)
* 79th Street (Chatham)
* 83rd Street (Avalon Park)
* 87th Street (Woodruff)
* 91st Street (Chesterfield)
* 95th Street/Chicago State University
* 103rd Street (Rosemoor)
* 107th Street
* 111th Street (Pullman)
* Kensington/115th Street
* Riverdale
* Ivanhoe
* 147th Street (Sibley Boulevard)
* Harvey
* Hazel Crest
* Calumet
* Homewood
* Flossmoor
* Olympia Fields
* 211th Street (Lincoln Highway)
* 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)
* South Chicago (93rd Street)

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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 Line|

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

Milwaukee District West Line|

* 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|

* 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 District|

* LaSalle Street
* 35th Street
* Auburn Park (closed; future)
* Gresham
* 95th Street–Longwood
* 99th Street–Longwood (closed)
* 103rd Street–Washington Heights
* Givins (closed)
* 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|

* Union Station
* Western Avenue (closed)
* 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 Line|

* Ogilvie
* 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 Line|

* 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
* Barrington
* Fox River Grove
* Cary
* Pingree Road
* Crystal Lake
* Woodstock
* Hartland (closed)
* Harvard

| McHenry Branch|

* McHenry

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Union Pacific West Line|

* Ogilvie
* 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

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

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Wilmette, Illinois

Bike trails|

* Green Bay Trail
* North Branch Trail

Canals and rivers|

* North Shore Channel
* Skokie River

Formerly unincorporated places|

* No Man's Land

Historic districts|

* Oak Circle Historic District

Lakes|

* Lake Michigan

Libraries|

* Wilmette Public Library

Places of worship|

* Bahá'í House of Worship

Railroads|

* Purple Line (CTA)
* Union Pacific / North Line

Defunct railroads|

* Chicago and Milwaukee Railway
* Chicago and North Western Transportation Company
* Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad
* Northwestern Elevated Railroad

Roads and highways|

* Edens Expressway
* Sheridan Road

Schools|

* Public: Wilmette Public Schools District 39
* Avoca School District 37
* New Trier Twp. HSD 203

* Private: Baker Demonstration School
* Loyola Academy
* Regina Dominican High School

Shopping centers|

* Edens Plaza
* Plaza del Lago

Stations|

* Linden (CTA station)
* Wilmette (Metra station)

Defunct stations|

* Chicago and Northwestern Depot
* Isabella (CTA station)

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