Indian Hill station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Winnetka, Illinois}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style = Metra | name = {{Metra header|Indian Hill | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type = | image = Indian Hill Station.jpg | image_caption = | address = 111 North Green Bay Road<br />Indian Hill, Illinois 60093 | coordinates = {{coord|42.0945|-87.7240|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | other = {{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]]'''<br>'''[[Green Bay Trail|Green Bay Bike Trail]]''' | structure = [[Elevated railway|Elevated]] | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 387 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = 1.3 | pass_system = | opened = | closed = | rebuilt = 1943 | electrified = | accessible = No | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 3 | former = | pass_rank = 125 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Winnetka|right=Kenilworth}} | other_services_header = Former services | other_services_collapsible = yes | other_services = {{Adjacent stations|system1=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Milwaukee Division|left1=Winnetka|right1=Kenilworth}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \\vSTRgf!~MFADEg\fvSTR-\vRP2- ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} \PLTl\vSTR\fvSTR-!~POINTERg@fq\vRP2- ~~ ~~ [[Green Bay Trail]] \PLTl\vSTR\fSHI1+r\vRP2- \PLTl\vSTR\fSTR!~PLTr\vRP2-!~POINTERg@fq ~~ ~~ Wilson St. \PLTl\vSTR\fSTR!~PLTr\RP2S1+r!~MFADEfq RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q\hvSTR\RP2q!~MSTR!~fhSTR\RP2nRP2!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Winnetka Ave. \vSTRgf!~MFADEf\fSTR!~MFADEf!~POINTERg@gq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Indian Hill''' is a railroad station in the southernmost portion of [[Winnetka, Illinois]], an affluent suburb north of [[Chicago]]. One of three stations serving that village, the Indian Hill stop is served by [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]] trains, with service to [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in downtown Chicago. Northbound trains go as far as [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. In Metra's zone-based fare schedule, Indian Hill is in zone 3. As of 2018, Indian Hill is the 125th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 387 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>

The station is located on Winnetka's southern border, at Green Bay Road and Winnetka Avenue, less than a mile west of [[Lake Michigan]]. Outbound trains stop on the west platform, and inbound trains stop on the east platform. Indian Hill lacks a ticket agent office; boarding passengers must buy their tickets on the train. Travel time to Ogilvie ranges from 31 to 39 minutes, depending on the train.

As of September 20, 2025, Indian Hill is served by 56 trains (28 in each direction) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays. During the summer concert season, an extra weekend train to [[Ravinia Park station]] also stops here.

Indian Hill is at the southern end of what is known as "The Big Ditch", which carries the railroad under Winnetka. Before the early 1940s, Winnetka had [[grade crossing]]s, where accidents caused 31 deaths between 1912 and 1937.<ref name="Cary">Cary, Joan. "Railroads retain their importance." ''Chicago Tribune'' 4 Feb. 2004: NS-24.</ref> The village, federal government, and railroad authorities funded a five-year project to rebuild the railroad below grade, and this was completed in 1943, after which there were no more level crossings in Winnetka.

==Bus connections== '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace]]''' * <nowiki> 213 Green Bay Road (Monday-Saturday only) </nowiki>

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20090930201740/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.INDIANHILL.html Metra - Indian Hill] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20071009004846/http://www.winnetkahistory.org/gazette/winnetkaatoz/x.htm Winnetka Historical Society - The Big Ditch] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.0935791,-87.7230719,3a,75y,359.05h,88.73t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sZDf-eMEeAG8vtgZSej5UFQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Winnetka Road entrance from Google Maps Street View] {{Metra stations navbox}}

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