Highland Park station (Illinois)

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Highland Park
Highland Park station in October 2015.
General information
Location	1800 St. Johns Avenue Highland Park, Illinois 60035
Coordinates	42°11′00″N 87°47′51″W / 42.1833°N 87.7974°W / 42.1833; -87.7974
Owned by	City of Highland Park
Platforms	2 Side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	4
History
Opened	1963[citation needed]
Passengers
2018	1,005 (average weekday)[1]  2.8%
Rank	50 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Highwood toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Ravinia toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Lake Forest toward Minneapolis Chicago – Minneapolis via Milwaukee Winnetka toward Chicago Highwood toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Ravinia toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station at adjacent CNS&M station Highwood toward Milwaukee North Shore Line Shore Line Route Ravinia toward Roosevelt Road
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Laurel Ave. 1st St. Oakwood Ave. Green Bay Trail begins St. Johns Ave. UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Highland Park is a railroad station in Highland Park, Illinois, serving Metra's Union Pacific North Line. It is located at 1800 St. Johns Avenue. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Highland Park is in zone 4. As of 2018, Highland Park is the 50th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 1,005 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station consists of two side platforms and a waiting room, with a ticket agent booth staffed on weekday mornings. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center, and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin.

As of February 16, 2024, Highland Park is served by 57 trains (29 inbound, 28 outbound) 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.

On weekdays, five outbound trains terminate at Highland Park, and six inbound trains originate from Highland Park.