Morton Grove station

Morton Grove station is a commuter railroad station on Metra's Milwaukee District/North Line in Morton Grove, Illinois. The station is located at 8501 Lehigh Ave., is 14 miles (23 km) away 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, Morton Grove is in zone C. As of 2018, Morton Grove is the 54th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 967 weekday boardings.[1]

Morton Grove
Location	8501 Lehigh Avenue Morton Grove, Illinois 60053
Coordinates	42.0350°N 87.7852°W
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms 2
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Bus
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	C
History
Opened	1892
Passengers
2018	967 (average weekday)[1]  0.2%
Rank	54 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Golf toward Fox Lake Milwaukee District / North Edgebrook toward Union Station
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station Golf towards Milwaukee Chicago – Milwaukee Edgebrook towards Chicago Golf towards Walworth Suburban Service North Line

Morton Grove station was originally built by the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad in 1892. Parking is available in front of the station, as well as along the side of sections Lehigh Avenue and Elm Street from Lehigh to the dead end at St. Paul Woods, part of the Cook County Forest Preserve.

Bus connections

Pace

• 210 Lincoln Avenue
• 250 Dempster Street (2 blocks north on Ferris at Dempster)

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/North Line

External links

• Metra – Stations – Morton Grove station
• Station from Lincoln Avenue from Google Maps Street View