Lake Forest station (Union Pacific)

Lake Forest
Location 691 North Western Avenue
Lake Forest, Illinois
Coordinates 42°15′09″N 87°50′23″W / 42.2525°N 87.8396°W / 42.2525; -87.8396Coordinates: 42°15′09″N 87°50′23″W / 42.2525°N 87.8396°W / 42.2525; -87.8396
Owned by City of Lake Forest
Line(s)
  Union Pacific / North
Platforms 2 Side platforms
Tracks 2
Connections Pace Bus
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Parking Yes
Disabled access Yes
Other information
Fare zone F
History
Opened 1901
Services
Preceding station   Metra   Following station
toward Kenosha
Union Pacific / North
toward Ogilvie

Lake Forest is a railroad station in Lake Forest, Illinois, United States served by Metra's Union Pacific / North Line. The station is located at 691 North Western Avenue, is 28.3 miles (45.5 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line,[1] and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Forest is in zone F. Lake Forest station is located in downtown Lake Forest and is in close proximity to the Lake Forest Library. The station has a ticket office which is open during the morning rush hour, Monday through Friday.

This station is sometimes referred to as East Lake Forest, to avoid confusion with the station of the same name on the Milwaukee District / North Line.

Parking is available along the east side of the tracks along McKinley Road between Woodland Road and north of Illinois Road, along the east side of the tracks along Western Avenue between Illinois Road and Vine Avenue, and at numerous lots near the station. As with many suburban Metra stations, Pace Buses serve commuters at the station. No connection to West Lake Forest is available, however.

The station was built in 1899 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architects Frost & Granger.[2]

Transportation

Pace

  • 625 Lake Forest Shuttle Bug

References

  1. ↑ Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line
  2. ↑ Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. p. 301. ISBN 978-0471143895.


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