Braeside station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Highland Park, Illinois}} {{multiple issues| {{one source|date=December 2021}} {{primary sources|date=December 2021}} }} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Braeside | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image=Braeside Station.jpg | image_caption=Braeside station in October 2015. | address=10 North Saint Johns Avenue<br />[[Highland Park, Illinois]] 60035 | coordinates={{coord|42.1528|-87.7726|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]]'''<br />[[Green Bay Trail|Green Bay Bike Trail]] | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | levels= | tracks=2 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=410 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-7.2 | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes, partial{{NoteTag|name=Partial|At partially accessible stations, customers using mobility devices can access and use trains; however, the stations may not have other accessibility features such as accessible bathrooms, Braille signage, visual display announcements, etc.}} | code= | owned=Metra | zone=3 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Ravinia Park|right=Glencoe|note-left=(seasonal)}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Milwaukee Division|left=Ravinia|right=Glencoe}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTRgf!~MFADEg\v-RP2!~fvSTR-!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} \vSTR\v-RP2!~fSHI1+r ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rmri|ul}} [[Green Bay Trail]]|{{rmri|up}} St. Johns Ave.}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2+r!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr\ POINTER1\RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr\ ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rmri|left}} Braeside Rd.|{{rmri|down}} Blackhawk Rd.}} \RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr\POINTERg@gq RP2q!~MFADEgq\fKSTRa!~RP2nRP2\RP2q!~vBUE\v-RP2n!~RP2q!~fSTR\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ [[Lake Cook Road|County Line Rd.]] fSTRq!~MFADEgq\fSTRr\vSTR\fSTR\ ~~ ~~ {{rmri|left}} [[North Branch Trail]] \vSTRgf!~MFADEf\fSTR!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail |pass_rank=117 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''Braeside''' is a railroad station in [[Highland Park, Illinois]] serving [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]], in the Braeside neighborhood of Highland Park. It is located at 10 North St. Johns Avenue, just off [[Lake Cook Road]]. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Braeside is located in Zone 3. As of 2018, Braeside is the 117th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 410 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> [[Cook County Forest Preserves]]' Turnbull Woods and William N. Erickson Preserve are adjacent to the station, and the [[Chicago Botanic Garden]] is a mile away. Braeside Station has a warming hut on the inbound side of the track. The station is named after the nearby Braeside Elementary School, part of [[North Shore School District 112]]. The station consists of two platforms and a waiting room/warming hut, but does not contain a ticket agent booth or restroom facilities. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to [[Chicago]]'s [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], and as far north as [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]].

As of September 20, 2025, Braeside is served by 50 trains (26 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100609050238/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.BRAESIDE.html Metra - Braeside station] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1523558,-87.7723884,3a,75y,324.31h,86.83t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s9zbxub4lrld9eyh-UzSXlA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Station from County Line Road from Google Maps Street View]

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