{{short description|Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station|name={{Metra header | name=Grayland | icon={{ric|Metra|mdn}} }}|type= | style=Metra | image=Grayland station platforms and shelters (SB view) - August 2025.jpg | image_caption=Grayland station platforms and shelters, August 2025 | address=3729 North Kilbourn Avenue<br />[[Chicago, Illinois]] 60641 | coordinates={{coord|41.9488|-87.7405|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line=[[C&M Subdivision]] | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} [[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA Bus]] | structure=Open shelter | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking=Yes | bicycle= | passengers=357 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=5.3 | pass_rank=132 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | pass_system= | opened=1873 | closed= | rebuilt=2021–2025 | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned= | zone=2 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Milwaukee District/North|left=Mayfair|right=Healy}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible = yes |other_services= {{Adjacent stations|system1=Milwaukee Road |line3=Chicago-Milwaukee|left3=Mayfair|right3=Healy |line4=North|left4=Mayfair|right4=Healy}} | mpassengers= | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= vDSTR!~MFADEg vDSTR!~vNULfg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|MDN}} ''to {{stl|Metra|Fox Lake}}'' RP2s!~RP22+4!~lhvSTR(l)\lvDSTR!~MASKl!~lhvSTR(r)!~vSTR\ RP2!~RP2c1!~lhvSTR(l)\hvSTR\RP2c3!~lhvSTR(r) RP2\lvDSTR!~MASKr!~lhvSTR(l)!~vSTR\RP22+4!~lhvSTR(r) RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\PLTr ~~ [[Milwaukee Avenue (Chicago)|Milwaukee Ave.]] RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\PLTr RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\PLTr RP2!~PLTl\vSTR\PLTr RP2!~POINTERg@fq\vDSTR\ ~~ Kilbourn Ave. RP2\vDSTR!~vNULfg\ ~~ ~~ ~~ {{ric|Metra|MDN}} ''to {{stl|Metra|Union Station}}'' RP2!~MFADEf\vDSTR!~MFADEf\ }} | map_state = collapsed | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #e97300 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Grayland''' is a [[Metra]] commuter railroad station in the [[Irving Park, Chicago#Old Irving Park|Old Irving Park]] neighborhood in [[Chicago, Illinois]], along the [[Milwaukee District North Line]]. It is located at 3729 North Kilbourn Avenue, is {{convert|8.2|mi|km}} away from [[Chicago Union Station]], the southern terminus of the line,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html| url-status=dead| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100129044713/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmmilwn.html| archivedate=January 29, 2010| website=Chicago Transit & Railfan Web Site| title=Metra Railfan Tips - Milwaukee District/North Line}}</ref> and serves commuters between Union Station and [[Fox Lake, Illinois]]. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Grayland is in zone 2. As of 2018, Grayland is the 132nd busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 357 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 February 15, 2024, Grayland is served by 40 trains (19 inbound, 21 outbound) 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 an open platform shelter situated just south of a junction with the abandoned [[Union Pacific Railroad]] ex-[[Chicago & North Western]] Weber Subdivision. Parking is available on Kilbourn Avenue along the west side of the tracks south of Milwaukee Avenue, and on-street parking is also available on Kilbourn Avenue along the east side of the tracks north of Milwaukee Avenue.
==History== [[File:Temporary platforms at Grayland station (November 2024).jpg|thumb|left|Temporary station platforms in November 2024; construction is visible in the background.]] The station was opened in 1873 to service Grayland, at the time a suburb of [[Chicago]] (annexed in 1889) created by subdividing John Gray's farm.<ref>{{cite book |last=Chamberlain |first=Everitt |title=Chicago and Its Suburbs |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XmcOAAAAIAAJ&q=grayland+suburb+chicago&pg=PA445 |accessdate=Aug 29, 2013 |via=Google Books |year=1874 |publisher=T. A. Hungerford and Co. |location=Chicago |page=445}}</ref> Gray deeded the land the already built depot was on to the [[Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad|Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad]] in return for a promise to maintain and service the depot, thus insuring that the inhabitants of Gray's subdivision would have easy transport to Chicago and back.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last=Michie |editor-first=Thomas J. |title=American and English Railroad Cases, vol. 21 |url=https://archive.org/details/americanandengl21courgoog |via=Archive.org |quote=grayland john gray. |accessdate=Aug 29, 2013 |year=1901 |publisher=The Michie Company, Publishers |location=Charlottesville, Va |page=[https://archive.org/details/americanandengl21courgoog/page/n270 252] }}</ref>
The station was rebuilt from 2021 to 2025 to lengthen platforms and add station accessibility. The adjacent overpass above Milwaukee Avenue was also rebuilt. Construction began in October 2021 and was originally scheduled to be completed by spring 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hernandez |first1=Alex V. |title=Metra Begins $36.1 Million Overhaul To Grayland Station In Irving Park |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2021/10/04/metra-begins-construction-on-36-1-million-upgrades-to-grayland-station-in-irving-park/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Block Club Chicago |date=4 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Lester |first1=David C. |title=Metra starts work to rebuild Grayland Station, replace bridge over Milwaukee Ave. |url=https://www.rtands.com/track-construction/metra-starts-work-to-rebuild-grayland-station-replace-bridge-over-milwaukee-ave/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Railway Track and Structures |date=1 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Metra to start work on rail bridge in Chicago |url=https://www.rtands.com/track-construction/track-structure/bridges-tunnels/metra-to-start-work-on-rail-bridge-in-chicago/ |access-date=12 December 2023 |work=Railway Track and Structures |date=6 September 2022}}</ref> However, delays pushed the completion date to August 2025 at the cost of $40 million.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Soglin |first1=Talia |title=Metra reopens Grayland Station after 4 years of construction |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/15/metra-grayland-station-construction/ |access-date=22 August 2025 |work=Chicago Tribune |date=15 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Kuznikov |first1=Selena |title=Metra reopens Grayland station in Irving Park after years of construction |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/transportation/2025/08/14/chicago-metra-train-transit-commuter-old-irving-park |access-date=22 August 2025 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |date=14 August 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=DeVore |first1=Molly |title=Grayland Metra Station Back Open After Years Of Construction |url=https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/08/15/grayland-metra-station-back-open-after-years-of-construction/ |access-date=22 August 2025 |work=Block Club Chicago |date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
==Bus connections== '''[[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA]]''' * {{rint|chicago|bus|56}} Milwaukee * {{rint|chicago|bus|152}} Addison (1 block south at Addison and Milwaukee Ave.)
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==External links== {{ccat}} {{Metra web|Milwaukee District/North|GRAYLAND}} *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.949421,-87.740765&spn=0.003974,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.9491,-87.740792&panoid=H5JxUBH5uqnFBFH1eMdlMg&cbp=12,116.04,,0,-0.28 Station from Google Maps Street View]
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