North Chicago station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Illinois, US}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|North Chicago | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image= File:Outbound track at North Chicago, looking north.jpg | image_caption=North Chicago in October 2024 | address=1633 Lakeside Avenue <br> [[North Chicago, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.3288|-87.8370|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace]] bus | structure= | platform=2 [[Side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 tracks | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=170 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=0 | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Waukegan|right=Great Lakes}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible =yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line=Milwaukee Division|left=Waukegan|right=Great Lakes}} | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vSTRgf!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\hvSTR\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Foss Park Ave. PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr PLTl\vSTR\PLTr vSTRgf!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail |pass_rank=168 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''North Chicago''' is one of two [[commuter rail]] stations on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]] located in [[North Chicago, Illinois]]. North Chicago is located at 1633 Lakeside Avenue, {{convert|33.7|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.<ref>[https://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line]</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, North Chicago is located in zone 4. As of 2018, North Chicago is the 168th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 170 weekday boardings.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|title=Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018|date=April 2019|website=Metra|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf|archive-date=26 May 2019|url-status=}}</ref>

Prior to the construction of the current facility, North Chicago was situated {{convert|1/2|mi|km}} south of the present location, near Nimitz Avenue.<ref name="lost stations">{{cite web |last1=Vandervoort |first1=Bill |title=Chicago's Lost Stations: Kenosha Subdivision (Illinois) |url=https://www.chicagorailfan.com/mscnwns.html |website=Chicago Transit & Railfan |accessdate=December 10, 2018}}</ref> The station consists of two side platforms which serve two tracks. An unstaffed station house is on the inbound (east) platform. Parking is available at North Chicago in a city-owned lot on the west side of the tracks. North Chicago is little more than a shelter, though it is served regularly.

As of September 20, 2025, North Chicago is served by 51 trains (26 inbound, 25 outbound) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' *{{Pace web|563|Great Lakes Naval Station}} *{{Pace web|564|Jackson / 14th}}

==Abbott's Platform== '''Abbott's Platform''' was a limited-service commuter rail station on Metra's Chicago–Kenosha line in North Chicago. The stop was {{convert|0.8|mi|km}} north of the previous North Chicago station—{{convert|0.3|mi|km}} north of the current station—adjacent to the [[Abbott Laboratories]] facility which it served.<ref name="lost stations" /> Unlike other stops, Abbott's Platform was not given its own listing on timetables. Instead, service to this location was indicated by arrival times for North Chicago marked with a "J" note. The stop was closed in 1986.<ref>{{cite report |title=Ridership Trends - Annual Report 2017 |url=https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/ridership_report_-_annual_report_2017_standalone.pdf |publisher=Metra Division of Strategic Capital Planning |accessdate=December 2, 2018 |page=32 |date=February 2018}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100713082844/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.NCHICAGO.html Metra - North Chicago]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations]] [[Category:North Chicago, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:Union Pacific North Line]]