Lake Bluff station

{{short description|Commuter rail station in Lake Bluff, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox station | style = Metra | name = {{Metra header|Lake Bluff | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type = | image = Lake Bluff Metra Station.JPG | image_caption = Lake Bluff station in 2010 | address = 600 North [[Sheridan Road]]<br />[[Lake Bluff, Illinois|Lake Bluff]], [[Illinois]] | coordinates = {{coord|42.2797|-87.8465|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = | other = | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = Yes | bicycle = | passengers = 647 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = -5.0 | pass_system = | opened = 1904 | closed = | rebuilt = | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 4 | former = | pass_rank = 80 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Great Lakes|right=Lake Forest}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Milwaukee Division|left=Great Lakes|right=Lake Forest}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTRgf!~MFADEg\d\fSTR!~v-RP2 ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} vKRW+l-\vKRWr-!~vSTR\d\fSTR!~v-RP2!~POINTERf@gq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|Robert McClory Bike Path|[[Sheridan Road|Sheridan Rd.]]}} vSTR-!~PLTl\vSTR\d!~PLTr\fSTR!~v-RP2 vSTR-!~PLTl\vSTR\d!~PLTr\fSTR!~v-RP2 vSTR-!~PLTl\vSTR\d!~PLTr\fSTR!~v-RP2 RP2q-!~f-STRq!~MFADEgq\RP2q-!~f-STRq!~hvSTR-\hvSTR\d!~RP2q-!~fd-STR+r\RP2w-!~MSTR!~fhSTR!~v-RP2!~lhvSTR(l)\RP2q-!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|Rockland Rd.|{{rmri|left}} North Shore Bike Path}} STRc2\vSTR3-!~POINTERg@fq\vSTR\d!~fdSHI3l\fSHI3+r!~fSTR!~v-RP2\ ~~ ~~ [[Union Pacific Railroad|UP]] Lake Subdivision STR3+1!~MFADE3+1\STRc4\vSTRgf!~MFADEf\d\fSTR!~v-RP2!~MFADEf\ ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Lake Bluff''' is a railroad station in the village of [[Lake Bluff, Illinois]], on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]]. It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is {{convert|30.2|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]], the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line,<ref>[http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line]</ref> and also serves commuters who travel north to [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. In Metra's zone-based fare system, Lake Bluff is in zone 4. As of 2018, Lake Bluff is the 80th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 647 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|last=|first=|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|access-date=}}</ref>

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

The current station was built in 1904, and previously served the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]] before it was bought out by [[Union Pacific Railroad]] in 1995. Parking is available in front of the station on North Sheridan Road from the intersection of Scranton Avenue, and on Mawman Avenue off the southeast corner of Rockland Road. It was included in the [[National Register of Historic Places]] listing for the [[Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District]] in 2006.

The station was staffed until 2016.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-will-no-longer-staff-lake-bluff-ticket-station/ |title=Metra will no longer staff Lake Bluff ticket station |date=November 25, 2016 |newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161127133454/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-will-no-longer-staff-lake-bluff-ticket-station/ |archive-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref>

The [[Union Pacific]] Lakes Sub parallels the station's trackage and connects with the line north of the station. It follows the line to a curve north of the [[Waukegan (Metra station)|Waukegan station]], where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.

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==External links== {{Commons category-inline|Lake Bluff (Metra)}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100217143307/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.LAKEBLUFF.html Metra - Lake Bluff Station] *[http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/pmupn4.jpg Southbound Train approaching the station (Metra Fan Photos)] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=42.279269,-87.846572&spn=0.004152,0.013711&z=17&layer=c&cbll=42.279317,-87.84669&panoid=9cYiz8iDwRP5RiGK_LCe7w&cbp=12,11.19,,0,0 Scranton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1904]] [[Category:Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Historic district contributing properties in Illinois]] [[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois]] [[Category:Union Pacific North Line]]