Lake Forest station (Union Pacific)

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,[2] 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.

Lake Forest
Location691 North Western Avenue
Lake Forest, Illinois
Coordinates42.2525°N 87.8396°W / 42.2525; -87.8396
Owned byCity of Lake Forest
Platforms2 Side platforms
Tracks2
Connections Pace Bus
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneF
History
Opened1900
Traffic
Passengers (2018)747 (average weekday)[1]
Rank70 of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Lake Bluff
toward Kenosha
 Union Pacific / North Fort Sheridan
toward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Waukegan
toward Minneapolis
 Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Highland Park
toward Chicago
Lake Bluff
toward Milwaukee
 Milwaukee Division Fort Sheridan
toward Chicago

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 current building was built in 1900 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architects Frost & Granger.[3]

As of 2018, Lake Forest is the 70th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 747 weekday boardings.[1]

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line
  3. Lawton, Mark (March 13, 2016). "Downtown Lake Forest train station rehab starts this week". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 30, 2018.


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