{{short description|Commuter rail station in Highwood, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{use mdy dates|date=January 2020}} {{more sources|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox Station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Fort Sheridan | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image=Fort Sheridan Station - October 2015.jpg | image_size= | image_caption=Fort Sheridan station in October&nbsp;2015. | address=461 West Old Elm Road<br />[[Fort Sheridan, Illinois]] | coordinates={{coord|42.2174|-87.8210|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]] | structure= | platform=2 [[Side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 tracks | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=259 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=-5.5 | pass_system= | opened= | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Metra | zone=4 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Lake Forest|right=Highwood}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Milwaukee Division|left=Lake Forest|right=Highwood}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= RP2!~MFADEg\vSTRgf!~MFADEg\fvSTR-!~v-RP2!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} \RP2\vSTR\fSHI1+r!~v-RP2!~fSTRc2\fSTR3+l!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Hutchinson Trail {{rmri|right}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2xRP2\vSKRZ-G2BUE\fSTR3+1!~MASKe!~fSHI2l!~RP2q!~v-RP2\RP2q!~MFADEfq!~fSHI2c3!~fSTRc4 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rmri|left}} Old Elm Rd.|Simonds Way {{rmri|right}}}} \RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR~L!~PLTr\fSTR~R \RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR~L!~PLTr\fSTR~R!~POINTERg@gq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|[[Sheridan Road|Sheridan Rd.]]|Robert McClory Bike Path}} \RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR~L!~PLTr\fSTR~R \RP2!~POINTERg@fq\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR~L\fSTR~R ~~ ~~ Western Ave. \RP2!~MFADEf\vSTRgf!~MFADEf\v-RP2!~fSTR~L!~MFADEf\fSTR~R!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-custom = {{Infobox mapframe |shape=none |line=none |marker=rail |marker-color=#0f5200 |zoom=15 }} |pass_rank=156 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''Fort Sheridan station''' is one of two stations on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]] located in the [[Fort Sheridan, Illinois|Fort Sheridan]] neighborhood in [[Highwood, Illinois]]. The station is officially located at 461 West Old Elm Road, and is {{convert|25.7|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the southern terminus of the Union Pacific North Line.<ref>{{cite web| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325170233/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupn.html| url=http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupn.html| archivedate=2010-03-25| title=Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line}}</ref> In Metra's zone-based fare system, Fort Sheridan is located in zone 4. As of 2018, Fort Sheridan is the 156th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 259 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>

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

Parking at Fort Sheridan station is maintained by the City of Highwood, and is available on both sides of the tracks. Street-side parking is available on the west side of the tracks along Western Avenue and Hyacinth Place south of West Old Elm Road, and on the east side of the tracks near both corners of West Old Elm and Sheridan roads.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' *<nowiki> 472 Highland Park/Highwood (Monday-Saturday only) </nowiki>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100702063042/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.FTSHERIDAN.html Metra - Fort Sheridan Station] *[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/pmupn3.jpg North Shore Trail north of Ford Sheridan Station (Metra Railfan Photos)] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.2180433,-87.8214185,3a,75y,158.08h,88.87t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s7Ldj8smhCAQXAm2Jbe16Hg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en Station from Old Elm Road from Google Maps Street View] {{Metra stations navbox}}

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

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