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Oak Park
General information
Location1115 North Boulevard
Oak Park, Illinois 60301
Coordinates41°53′14″N 87°48′04″W / 41.8871°N 87.8011°W / 41.8871; -87.8011
Owned byVillage of Oak Park
Platforms1 island platform, 1 side platform
Tracks3
Connections Green at Harlem/Lake
Local Transit CTA Bus
Local Transit Pace Bus
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zone2
History
Opened1849; 176 years ago (1849)
Rebuilt1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Passengers
2018991 (average weekday) Increase 9.5%
Rank52 out of 236
Services
Preceding station Metra Following station
River Foresttoward Elburn Union Pacific West KedzieWeekday limitedtoward Ogilvie
Former services
Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station
Maywoodtoward Omaha Main Line Kedzietoward Chicago
Lathrop Avenuetoward Geneva Galena Division Avenuetoward Chicago
Track layout
Legend
Harlem Yard (Green) UP-W west to Elburn
Circle Ave.
Illinois 43.svg IL 43 (Harlem Ave.)
Forest Park|River Forest
Oak Park
Green ends
Green Harlem/Lake North Blvd.
 
Marion St.
South Blvd.
Metra UP-W Oak Park
Green to
Ashland/63rd or
Cottage Grove
UP-W east to Ogilvie
Location

Oak Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Oak Park, Illinois, just west of Chicago. It is served by Metra's Union Pacific West Line, with service east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Chicago is 16 to 20 minutes. As of 2018, Oak Park is the 52nd busiest of the 236 non-downtown stations in the Metra system, with an average of 991 weekday boardings. It is the final stop for most UP West trains before the terminus at Ogilvie Transportation Center. Unless otherwise announced, inbound trains use the north (side) platform and outbound trains use the south (island) platform.

As of February 16, 2024, Oak Park is served by 56 trains (28 in each direction) on weekdays, by all 20 trains (10 in each direction) on Saturdays, and by all 18 trains (nine in each direction) on Sundays and holidays.

The station is located along North Boulevard between Marion Street and Harlem Avenue, Oak Park's western border with River Forest and Forest Park. The Chicago Transit Authority's Green Line ends at Harlem/Lake and is connected directly to this station at Marion Street. Downtown Oak Park, which includes a large shopping district spread over both Oak Park and River Forest, is nearby with many stores centered on Harlem Avenue and Lake Street.

Amenities

A small convenience store is located on the main concourse.

The north platform, which services inbound trains, is sheltered and has assorted benches. The island platform to the south, which services outbound trains, has benches, though the access ramp from the concourse is sheltered and enclosed.

Bus and rail connections

CTA Green Line

CTA

  • 90 Harlem

Pace

  • 307 Harlem Avenue
  • 309 Lake Street
  • 313 St. Charles Road
  • 318 West North Avenue

References

  1. ^ "Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018" (PDF). metrarail.com. April 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2019.

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