Grayslake station

Grayslake station is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Grayslake, Illinois. The station is located on the corner of Lake Street and Saint Paul Street, 41.2 miles (66.3 km) from Union Station, the southern terminus of the line,[2] and serves commuters between Union Station and Fox Lake, Illinois. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayslake is in zone I. As of 2018, Grayslake is the 103rd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 470 weekday boardings.[1]

Grayslake
Location	Lake Street & Saint Paul Street Grayslake, Illinois
Coordinates	42.3337°N 88.0433°W
Owned by	Village of Grayslake
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	I
History
Opened	1895
Rebuilt	1974, 2013
Passengers
2018	470 (average weekday)[1]  4.9%
Rank	103 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Round Lake toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District / North Prairie Crossing toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Round Lake towards Madison Madison – Rondout Libertyville towards Rondout Round Lake towards Walworth Suburban Service North Line Libertyville towards Chicago

Many trains on the MD-N terminate at Grayslake, mainly during weekday rush hours and middays. The current public timetable shows 5 trains terminating at Grayslake every weekday. No trains terminate here on weekends.

Many trains that pass through this station stop here. All weekday outbound trains and most weekday inbound trains stop here. There are only three morning rush hour inbound trains that do not stop at this station. All weekend trains that come through stop.

Parking is available on both sides of the tracks, along the east side of Lake Street, the south side of St. Paul Street, and north of the intersection of St. Paul and Slusser Streets.

Grayslake is the only station on the Fox Lake subdivision with two tracks and two platforms. Because of this, Grayslake is used as a passing siding to allow trains traveling in opposite directions to pass each other. Another station in Grayslake is on Washington Street along Metra's North Central Service line. No connection is available to Washington Street station, as the two lines connect at Prairie Crossing.

Bus connections

Pace

• 570 Fox Lake-CLC

References

1. "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 26, 2019.
2. "Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line". Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010.

External links

• Metra – Stations – Grayslake station