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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois
Edison Park
Edison Park station in January 2016. The new depot is visible on the right.
General information
Location6730 North Olmstead Avenue
Edison Park, Chicago, Illinois 60631
Coordinates42°00′09″N 87°49′05″W / 42.0025°N 87.8180°W / 42.0025; -87.8180
Owned byMetra
Platforms1 Side platform
1 Island platform
Tracks3
ConnectionsLocal Transit CTA Buses
Construction
ParkingYes (On-street, Vending)
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1956
Rebuilt2007
Passengers
2018752 (average weekday) Increase 8.4%
Rank69 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
Park Ridgetoward Harvard or McHenry Union Pacific Northwest Norwood Parktoward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Park Ridgetoward Crystal Lake Wisconsin Division Norwood Parktoward 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. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Edison Park is in Zone 2. As of 2018, Edison Park is the 69th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 752 weekday boardings.

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.

CTA Bus Connections

  • 68 Northwest Highway

References

  1. Eddie (13 September 2007). "Eddie's Rail Fan Page: The NEW Metra Edison Park commuter rail station. Chicago Illinois USA. August 2007".
  2. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  3. "RAILROAD OPERATING INFORMATION".

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