Kenilworth station (Illinois)

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Kenilworth
General information
Location	400 Richmond Road Kenilworth, Illinois 60043
Coordinates	42°05′11″N 87°43′00″W / 42.08644°N 87.71665°W / 42.08644; -87.71665
Platforms	2 side platforms
Tracks	2
Connections	Pace Buses
Construction
Platform levels	1
Parking	Yes
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Fare zone	3
History
Opened	1891
Passengers
2018	501 (average weekday)[1]  0.2%
Rank	98 out of 236[1]
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station Indian Hill toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Wilmette toward Ogilvie
Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Indian Hill toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Wilmette toward Chicago Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station at adjacent CNS&M station Indian Hill toward Milwaukee North Shore Line Shore Line Route Wilmette toward Roosevelt Road
Track layout Legend UP-N north to Kenosha Green Bay Rd. Green Bay Trail Kenilworth Ave. Richmond Rd. Green Bay Trail UP-N south to Ogilvie
Location

Kenilworth is a commuter railroad station in Kenilworth, Illinois, a small and affluent village in the North Shore area of Chicago. Metra's Union Pacific North Line trains go south to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Kenilworth is in zone 3. As of 2018, Kenilworth is the 98th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 501 weekday boardings.^[1]

The station is on Kenilworth Avenue between Green Bay Road and Richmond Road. Northbound trains stop on the west platform, and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 28 minutes on express trains to 38 minutes on local trains. It is also across the street from the Kenilworth Village Hall, which has the Green Bay Trail in the front yard.

As of February 16, 2024, Kenilworth is served by 57 trains (29 inbound, 28 outbound) on weekdays, by 22 trains (11 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by 16 trains (eight in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

The station was built in 1891 by the Chicago and North Western Railway to a design by architect Franklin Pierce Burnham of the firm Edbrooke and Burnham.^[2]