Golf is a commuter railroad station on

Metra Metra is the commuter rail system in the Chicago metropolitan area serving the city of Chicago and its surrounding suburbs via the Union Pacific Railroad, BNSF Railway, and other railroads. The system operates 242 stations on 11 rail lines. I ...

Milwaukee District North Line The Milwaukee District North Line (MD-N) is a Metra commuter rail line in Chicago, Illinois, and its northern suburbs. Although Metra does not refer to any of its lines by color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District North line are pal ...

Golf, Illinois Golf is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States, incorporated in 1928. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 514. The community is primarily residential, and has a dedicated police department, post office, and Metra tra ...

. The station is located at 1 Overlook Drive, away from Chicago Union Station, the southern terminus of the line.Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line
/ref> It serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois, and in Metra's zone-based fare system, Golf is in zone D. As of 2018, Golf is the 133rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 355 weekday boardings. The station also houses the Golf Police Department. As of December 5, 2022, Golf is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. Golf station was originally built in 1903 by the

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (CMStP&P), often referred to as the "Milwaukee Road" , was a Class I railroad that operated in the Midwest and Northwest of the United States from 1847 until 1986. The company experience ...

. Parking is available south of Overlook Drive and Briar Road, near Deideich Park.

Bus connections

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*208 Golf Road (2 blocks south of Overlook Drive) *210 Lincoln Avenue

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Station from Briar Road from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Former Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad stations Railway stations in the United States opened in 1903 Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois {{Illinois-railstation-stub