Lake Bluff station
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 Lake Bluff Metra station exterior shot along theNorth Shore'shistoricUnion Pacific North LineinLake Bluff,September 1, 2010. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | 600 NorthSheridan Road Lake Bluff,Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 42°16′47″N87°50′47″W/ 42.2797°N 87.8465°W | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Owned by | Metra | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Platforms | 2side platforms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Parking | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accessible | Yes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Fare zone | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 1904 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2018 | 647 (average weekday)[1]  5% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | 80 out of 236[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lake Bluffis a railroad station in the village ofLake Bluff, Illinois,onMetra'sUnion Pacific North Line.It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is 30.2 miles (48.6 km) away fromOgilvie Transportation Center,the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line,[2]and also serves commuters who travel north toKenosha, Wisconsin.In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Bluff is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Bluff is the 80th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 647 weekday boardings.[1]
As of February 16, 2024, Lake Bluff is served by 46 trains (23 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 26 trains (13 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.
The current station was built in 1904, and previously served theChicago and North Western Railwaybefore it was bought out byUnion Pacific Railroadin 1995. Parking is available in front of the station on North Sheridan Road from the intersection of Scranton Avenue, and on Mawman Avenue off the southeast corner of Rockland Road. It was included in theNational Register of Historic Placeslisting for theLake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic Districtin 2006.
The station was staffed until 2016.[3]
TheUnion PacificLakes Sub parallels the station's trackage and connects with the line north of the station. It follows the line to a curve north of theWaukegan station,where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.
References
[edit]- ^abc"Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"(PDF).Metra.April 2019. Archived fromthe original(PDF)on May 26, 2019.
- ^Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line
- ^"Metra will no longer staff Lake Bluff ticket station".Chicago Sun-Times.November 25, 2016. Archived fromthe originalon November 27, 2016.
External links
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Media related toLake Bluff (Metra)at Wikimedia Commons
- Metra - Lake Bluff Station
- Southbound Train approaching the station (Metra Fan Photos)
- Scranton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View
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- Metra stations in Illinois
- Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904
- Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations
- Historic district contributing properties in Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois
- Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois
- Union Pacific North Line
- Illinois railway station stubs