Edison Park station

Edison Park
Edison Park station in January 2016. The new depot is visible on the right.
General information
Location	6730 North Olmstead Avenue Edison Park, Chicago, Illinois 60631
Coordinates	42°00′09″N 87°49′05″W / 42.0025°N 87.8180°W / 42.0025; -87.8180
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	1 Side platform 1 Island platform
Tracks	3
Connections	CTA Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes (On-street, Vending)
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1956
Rebuilt	2007[1]
Passengers
2018	752 (average weekday)[2]  8.4%
Rank	69 out of 236[2]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Park Ridge toward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Norwood Park toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Park Ridge toward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Norwood Park toward Chicago
Track layout Legend UP-NW northwest to Harvard or McHenry Olmsted Ave. Avondale Ave. Oliphant Ave. UP-NW southeast to Ogilvie
Location

Edison Park is a commuter rail station along Metra's Union Pacific Northwest Line in the Edison Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. It is located at 6730 North Olmstead Avenue across from Monument Park, and lies 11.4 miles (18.3 km) from Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago.^[3] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Edison Park is in Zone 2. As of 2018^[update], Edison Park is the 69th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 752 weekday boardings.^[2]

As of May 30, 2023, Edison Park is served by 50 trains (25 in each direction) on weekdays, by 31 trains (16 inbound, 15 outbound) on Saturdays, and by 19 trains (nine inbound, 10 outbound) on Sundays.

Edison Park station is the northernmost station along the Union Pacific Northwest Line within Chicago's city limits. It contains both a station house along the tracks and an open shelter in between two of them. Parking is available (with vendors), but only along the tracks on North Olmstead Avenue between Ozark and Olympia Avenues.