# Lake Bluff station

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Commuter rail station in Lake Bluff, Illinois

Lake Bluff Lake Bluff station in 2010 General information Location 600 North Sheridan Road Lake Bluff, Illinois Coordinates 42°16′47″N 87°50′47″W / 42.2797°N 87.8465°W / 42.2797; -87.8465 Owned by Metra Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Construction Parking Yes Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 4 History Opened 1904 Passengers 2018 647 (average weekday)[1] 5% Rank 80 out of 236[1] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Great Lakes toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Lake Forest toward Ogilvie TC Former services Preceding station Chicago and North Western Railway Following station Great Lakes toward Milwaukee Milwaukee Division Lake Forest toward Chicago Track layout Legend UPN north to Kenosha Robert McClory Bike Path Sheridan Rd. Rockland Rd. North Shore Bike Path UP Lake Subdivision UPN south to Ogilvie TC Location

**Lake Bluff** is a railroad station in the village of [Lake Bluff, Illinois](/source/Lake_Bluff%2C_Illinois), on [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific North Line](/source/Union_Pacific_North_Line). It is officially located at 600 North Sheridan Road, is 30.2 miles (48.6 km) away from [Ogilvie Transportation Center](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center), the inbound terminus of the Union Pacific North Line,[2] and also serves commuters who travel north to [Kenosha, Wisconsin](/source/Kenosha%2C_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.[1]

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](/source/Chicago_and_North_Western_Railway) before it was bought out by [Union Pacific Railroad](/source/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](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) listing for the [Lake Bluff Uptown Commercial Historic District](/source/Lake_Bluff_Uptown_Commercial_Historic_District) in 2006.

The station was staffed until 2016.[3]

The [Union Pacific](/source/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 station](/source/Waukegan_(Metra_station)), where the line ends. Union Pacific has a railyard in Waukegan that services Metra trains as well as their own.

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_1-2) ["Commuter Rail System Station Boarding/Alighting Count: Summary Results Fall 2018"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190526034459/https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF). *Metra*. April 2019. Archived from [the original](https://metrarail.com/sites/default/files/assets/planning/ridership/2018_summary_results_report_final.pdf) (PDF) on May 26, 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line](http://www.chicagorailfan.com/mmupn.html)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Metra will no longer staff Lake Bluff ticket station"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161127133454/http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-will-no-longer-staff-lake-bluff-ticket-station/). *[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)*. November 25, 2016. Archived from [the original](http://chicago.suntimes.com/news/metra-will-no-longer-staff-lake-bluff-ticket-station/) on November 27, 2016.

## External links

Media related to [Lake Bluff (Metra)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Lake_Bluff_(Metra)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Metra - Lake Bluff Station](https://web.archive.org/web/20100217143307/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.LAKEBLUFF.html)

- [Southbound Train approaching the station (Metra Fan Photos)](http://hometown.aol.com/chirailfan/pmupn4.jpg)

- [Scranton Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View](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)

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