Lake Bluff station

Lake Bluff Metra Station is one of two railroad stations in the village of Lake Bluff, Illinois, on Metra's Union Pacific/North Line. It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is 30.2 miles (48.6 km) away from Ogilvie Transportation Center, the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific/North Line,[2] and also serves commuters who travel north to Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Bluff is in zone G. As of 2018, Lake Bluff is the 80th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 647 weekday boardings.[1]

Lake Bluff
Lake Bluff Metra station exterior shot along the North Shore's historic Union Pacific North Line in Lake Bluff, September 1, 2010.
Location	600 North Sheridan Road Lake Bluff, Illinois
Coordinates	42.2797°N 87.8465°W / 42.2797; -87.8465
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Construction
Parking	Yes
Disabled access	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	G
History
Opened	1904
Passengers
2018	647 (average weekday)[1]  5%
Rank	80 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Great Lakes toward Kenosha Union Pacific / North Lake Forest toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Great Lakes toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Lake Forest toward Chicago

The current station was built in 1904, and previously served the Chicago and North Western Railway before it was bought out by Union Pacific Railroad in 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 the National Register of Historic Places listing for the Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District in 2006.

The station was staffed until 2016.[3]

The Union Pacific Lakes Sub parallels the station's trackage and connects with the line north of the station. It follows the line to a curve north of the Waukegan station, where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.