Lake Bluff is a railroad station in the village of
Lake Bluff, Illinois, on
Metra's
Union Pacific North Line. It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is away from
Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line, and also serves commuters who travel north to
Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Bluff is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Bluff is the 80th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 647 weekday boardings.
As of April 25, 2022, Lake Bluff is served by 46 trains (23 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 26 trains (13 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
The current station was built in 1904, and previously served the
Chicago and North Western Railway before it was bought out by
Union Pacific Railroad in 1995. Parking is available in front of the station on North Sheridan Road from the intersection of Scranton Avenue, and on Mawman Avenue off the southeast corner of Rockland Road. It was included in the
National Register of Historic Places listing for the
Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District
The Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District is the historic downtown district of Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States. There are fourteen properties in the district; of these, six buildings, one site, and one object contribute to its his ...
in 2006.
The station was staffed until 2016.
The
Union Pacific Lakes Sub parallels the station's trackage and connects with the line north of the station. It follows the line to a curve north of the
Waukegan station, where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.
References
External links
Metra - Lake Bluff StationSouthbound Train approaching the station (Metra Fan Photos)Scranton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
Metra stations in Illinois
Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations
Historic district contributing properties in Illinois
National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois
Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
Union Pacific North Line
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