Indian Hill is a railroad station in the southernmost portion of Winnetka, Illinois, an affluent suburb north of Chicago. One of three stations serving that village, the Indian Hill stop is served by Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains, with service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. Northbound trains go as far as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Indian Hill is in zone D. As of 2018, Indian Hill is the 125th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 387 weekday boardings. The station is located on Winnetka's southern border, at Green Bay Road and Winnetka Avenue, less than a mile west of

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. Outbound trains stop on the west platform, and inbound trains stop on the east platform. Indian Hill lacks a ticket agent office, passengers boarding must buy their tickets on board the train. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 31 minutes to 39 minutes, depending on the train. As of December 5, 2022, Indian Hill is served by 57 trains (29 inbound, 28 outbound) on weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays. Indian Hill is at the southern end of what is known as "The Big Ditch", which carries the railroad under Winnetka. Before the early 1940s, Winnetka had

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s, where accidents caused 31 deaths between 1912 and 1937.Cary, Joan. "Railroads retain their importance." ''Chicago Tribune'' 4 Feb. 2004: NS-24. The village, federal government, and railroad authorities funded a five-year project to rebuild the railroad below grade, and this was completed in 1943, after which there were no more level crossings in Winnetka.

Bus connections

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* 213 Green Bay Road

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Metra - Indian HillWinnetka Road entrance from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations Winnetka, Illinois Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois Union Pacific North Line {{Illinois-railstation-stub