Indian Hill station

Indian Hill is a railroad station in Indian Hill, Illinois, an unincorporated area. It is the southernmost of the three commuter railroad stations serving Winnetka, an affluent suburb north of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific/North Line trains, with service to Ogilvie Transportation Center in downtown Chicago. Northbound trains go as far as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Indian Hill is in zone D. As of 2018, Indian Hill is the 125th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 387 weekday boardings.[1]

Indian Hill
Location	111 North Green Bay Road Indian Hill, Illinois 60093
Coordinates	42.0945°N 87.7240°W
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Structure type	Elevated
Other information
Fare zone	D
History
Rebuilt	1943
Passengers
2018	387 (average weekday)[1]  1.3%
Rank	125 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Winnetka toward Kenosha Union Pacific / North Kenilworth toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Winnetka toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Kenilworth toward Chicago

The station is located on Winnetka's southern border, at Green Bay Road and Winnetka Avenue, less than a mile west of Lake Michigan. Outbound trains stop on the west platform, and inbound trains stop on the east platform. Indian Hill lacks a ticket agent office, passengers boarding must buy their tickets on board the train. There are 25 weekday inbound trains, 11 on Saturday, and eight on Sunday. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 31 minutes to 39 minutes, depending on the train.

Indian Hill is at the southern end of what is known as "The Big Ditch", which carries the railroad under Winnetka. Before the early 1940s, Winnetka had grade crossings, where accidents caused 31 deaths between 1912 and 1937.[2] The village, federal government and railroad authorities funded a five-year project to rebuild the railroad below grade, and this was completed in 1943, after which there were no more level crossings in Winnetka.

Bus connections

Pace

• 213 Green Bay Road

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. Cary, Joan. "Railroads retain their importance." Chicago Tribune 4 Feb. 2004: NS-24.

External links

• Metra - Indian Hill
• Winnetka Historical Society - The Big Ditch
• Winnetka Road entrance from Google Maps Street View