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Commuter rail station in Glencoe, Illinois This article is about the commuter station in Illinois. For other uses, see Glencoe station (disambiguation).
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[REDACTED] Glencoe
Glencoe station in 2012
General information
Location724 Green Bay Road
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
Owned byMetra
Platforms2 side platforms
Tracks2
ConnectionsLocal Transit Pace Bus
Local Transit Chicago Botanical Garden Trolley
Green Bay Bike Trail
Construction
Structure typeAt grade
ParkingYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone3
History
Opened1891
Passengers
2018732 (average weekday) Increase 2.4%
Rank72 out of 236
Services
Preceding station [REDACTED] Metra Following station
Braesidetoward Kenosha Union Pacific North Hubbard Woodstoward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Braesidetoward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Hubbard Woodstoward Chicago
Preceding station Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railroad Following station
at adjacent CNS&M station
Braesidetoward Milwaukee North Shore LineShore Line Route Hubbard Woodstoward Roosevelt Road
Location

Glencoe Station is a historic commuter railroad station along Metra's Union Pacific North Line in Glencoe, Illinois. It is officially located on 724 Green Bay Road, however it also runs parallel to Old Green Bay Road, both of which intersect with Park Avenue. As of 2018, Glencoe is the 72nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 732 weekday boardings.

As of February 16, 2024, Glencoe 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.

Like the Braeside train station, Glencoe is in close proximity to the Cook County Forest Preserves' Turnbull Woods, William N. Erickson Preserve, and the Chicago Botanic Garden. Unlike Braeside, Glencoe was built in a partial Romanesque-style for the Chicago and North Western Railway by architect Charles Sumner Frost in 1891. The Green Bay Bike Trail, and the local Veterans Memorial Park are also nearby.

Northbound trains go as far north as Kenosha, Wisconsin, and southbound trains go as far as Chicago’s Ogilvie Transportation Center. The station was considered for listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991, but this was not done after the Chicago and North Western Railway, which owned the property, objected.

Bus connections

Pace

  • 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only)

Other

  • Chicago Botanical Garden Trolley

References

  1. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). Metra. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.
  2. The Village of Glencoe - The Village Architecture Archived 2010-07-04 at the Wayback Machine

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