Wilmette is the name of a commuter railroad station in

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that is served by

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. Trains go south to

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and as far north as

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. Travel time to Ogilvie is 31 minutes on local trains, and as little as 27 minutes on morning inbound trains and 22 minutes on one afternoon inbound train. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Wilmette is in zone C. As of 2018, Wilmette was the 18th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,653 weekday boardings. The station is located at Green Bay Road and Washington Avenue in Wilmette's

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. It is also in close proximity to the Wilmette Village Hall. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. The closest CTA Purple Line station is Linden, about a mile away. As of April 25, 2022, Wilmette is served by all 35 trains in each direction on weekdays, by 12 trains in each direction on Saturdays, and by all nine trains in each direction on Sundays.

History

The first railroad station in Wilmette opened in 1871 at a cost of $700 (). In 1875, it took 30 minutes to get to Chicago (about the same as now), and the fare was 11 cents (adult one-way tickets cost $3.05 in 2006) and $5.50 as of February 2018. The former station has been on the

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since 1975.Chicago and North-Western Passenger Depot (Wilmette Historic Preservation Commission)
/ref> The present Metra station in Wilmette opened in 2001.

Bus connections

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* 213 Green Bay Road * 421 Wilmette Avenue (weekday rush hours only) * 422 Linden CTA/Glenview/Northbrook Court (weekdays only)

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External links

Metra – WilmetteStation from Central Avenue from Google Maps Street ViewStation from Lake Avenue from Google Maps Street View
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