Buffalo Grove station

Buffalo Grove
The Buffalo Grove station in November 2016.
Location 825 Commerce Court
Buffalo Grove, Illinois
Coordinates 42°10′07″N 87°56′29″W / 42.1685°N 87.9414°W / 42.1685; -87.9414Coordinates: 42°10′07″N 87°56′29″W / 42.1685°N 87.9414°W / 42.1685; -87.9414
Owned by Metra
Line(s)
  North Central Service
Platforms 2 side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone F
History
Opened 1996
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Antioch
North Central Service

Buffalo Grove is a station on Metra's North Central Service in Buffalo Grove, Illinois. The station is 32 miles (51 km) away from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.[1] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Buffalo Grove is in zone F.

According to Metra's year-end figures, Buffalo Grove is the highest-trafficked station on the North Central line. The station contains a large parking lot off of Commerce Drive, which itself is a cul-de-sac off of Deerfield Parkway.

The station is a part of the Sidney Matthias Transportation Center.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 234 Wheeling/Des Plaines[2]
  • 272 Milwaukee Avenue North[3]
  • 626 Skokie Valley Limited[4]

References

  1. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - North Central Service
  2. ↑ "Route 234 – Wheeling/Des Plaines". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  3. ↑ "Route 272 – Milwaukee Avenue North". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  4. ↑ "Route 626 – Skokie Valley Limited". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.


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