Elmwood Park station

Elmwood Park is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District/West Line in Elmwood Park, Illinois. The station is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) away from Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Elmwood Park is in zone C. As of 2018, Elmwood Park is the 124th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 388 weekday boardings.[1]

Elmwood Park
The Elmwood Park station in September 2016.
Location7600 West Grand Avenue
Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707
Coordinates41.9248°N 87.8148°W / 41.9248; -87.8148
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks3
Connections Pace Buses
Construction
ParkingYes
Disabled accessYes
Other information
Fare zoneC
History
Opened1916
Rebuilt1956, 2001
Passengers
2018388 (average weekday)[1]  4.2%
Rank124 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
River Grove
toward Big Timber Road
 Milwaukee District / West Mont Clare
toward Union Station
Former services
Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station
River Grove
towards Elgin
 Suburban Service
West Line
 Mont Clare
towards Chicago

Elmwood Park station consists of three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track has no platform so Milwaukee District/West Line stopping trains must use the outer tracks. Metra North Central Service trains use the tracks but do not stop. Just west of the station is the Grand Avenue Railroad Crossing, which is the longest grade crossing in the Chicago area. It is so long that drivers need to use extra caution when crossing the tracks. It is used by both Metra and Canadian Pacific Railway trains.

Elmwood Park station in 1997

Elmwood Park has built a kiss-n-ride drop off station on Grand Avenue. This allows cars to pull into the driveway and quickly drop off others safely. This is part of their plan to reconstruct Grand Avenue.

Bus connections

Pace

  • "Route 307 – Harlem". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.
  • "Route 319 – Grand Avenue". PaceBus.com. Chicago: Pace Suburban Bus Service.

References
  1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/West
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