Highland Park station (Illinois)

Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois serving Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in zone E. As of 2018, Highland Park is the 50th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,005 weekday boardings.[1]

Highland Park
Location	1800 St. Johns Avenue Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates	42.1833°N 87.7974°W
Owned by	City of Highland Park
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	E
History
Opened	1963
Passengers
2018	1,005 (average weekday)[1]  2.8%
Rank	50 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Highwood toward Kenosha Union Pacific / North Ravinia toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Lake Forest toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Winnetka toward Chicago Highwood toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Ravinia toward Chicago

The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago's Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Nearly all trains that come through stop at this station. All weekend trains and all weekday outbound trains stop. Nearly all inbound trains stop here while two weekday morning rush hour trains skip this station.

Bus connections

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road
• 471 Highland Park/Northbrook Court
• 472 Highland Park/Highwood

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.

External links

• Metra - Highland Park station