Elmwood Park station

Elmwood Park
Elmwood Park station in September 2016.
General information
Location	7600 West Grand Avenue Elmwood Park, Illinois 60707
Coordinates	41°55′29″N 87°48′53″W / 41.9248°N 87.8148°W / 41.9248; -87.8148
Owned by	Metra
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	3
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	2
History
Opened	1916
Rebuilt	1956, 2001
Passengers
2018	388 (average weekday)[1]  4.2%
Rank	124 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station River Grove toward Big Timber Road Milwaukee District West Mont Clare toward Union Station      North Central Service does not stop here
Former services Preceding station Milwaukee Road Following station River Grove towards Elgin Suburban Service West Line Mont Clare towards Chicago
Track layout Legend MD-W west to Big Timber Road Marwood Ave. Grand Ave. 75th Ave. MD-W east to Union Station
Location

Elmwood Park is a station on Metra's Milwaukee District West Line in Elmwood Park, Illinois. The station is 10.2 miles (16.4 km) away from Chicago Union Station, the eastern terminus of the line.^[2] In Metra's zone-based fare system, Elmwood Park is in zone 2. As of 2018, Elmwood Park is the 124th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 388 weekday boardings.^[1]

As of February 15, 2024, Elmwood Park is served by 41 trains (20 inbound, 21 outbound) on weekdays, by all 24 trains (12 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

Elmwood Park station consists of three tracks and two side platforms. The middle track has no platform, so stopping trains must use the outer tracks. Metra's North Central Service trains use the tracks but do not stop. Just west of the station is the Grand Avenue railroad crossing, which is the longest grade crossing in the Chicago area. It is so long and at such an acute angle that drivers need to use extra caution when crossing the tracks. It is used by both Metra and Canadian Pacific Railway trains.

Elmwood Park has built a kiss-and-ride drop off station on Grand Avenue. This allows cars to pull into the driveway and quickly drop off others safely. This is part of their plan to reconstruct Grand Avenue.