{{short description|Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{for|the closed CTA station|Ravenswood station (CTA)}} {{Infobox station | style = Metra | name = {{Metra header|Ravenswood | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type = | image = Outbound platform at Ravenswood (50155537393).jpg | image_caption = | address = 4800 North Ravenswood Avenue<br />Chicago, Illinois 60640 | coordinates = {{coord|41.9684|-87.6743|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line = | other = {{rint|chicago|l}} {{rint|chicago|brown}} at {{cta|Damen|Brown}}<br/>{{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Chicago Transit Authority|CTA Buses]]''' | structure = | platform = 2 [[side platform]]s | levels = | tracks = 2 | parking = | bicycle = | passengers = 2,630 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year = 2018 | pass_percent = -3.3 | pass_system = | opened = 1963 (Current station) | closed = | rebuilt = 1970, 2012–2023<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/14953236-418/metra-breaks-ground-on-new-station-in-ravenswood.html|newspaper=[[Chicago Sun-Times]]|date=September 5, 2012|accessdate=July 23, 2014|title=Metra breaks ground on new station in Ravenswood|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726201740/http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/14953236-418/metra-breaks-ground-on-new-station-in-ravenswood.html|archive-date=July 26, 2014|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> | electrified = | accessible = Yes | code = | owned = Metra | zone = 2 | former = | pass_rank = 3 out of 236<ref name=":0" /> | services = {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Peterson/Ridge|right=Clybourn}} | mpassengers = | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= POINTERf@fq\vSTRgf!~MFADEg\RP1!~NULg!~MFADEg~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2sRP1\RP2q!~vSTR\RP1xRP2\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~Lawrence Ave. RP1!~PLTl\vSTR\RP1!~PLTr RP1!~NULf!~PLTl!~POINTERf@gq\vSTR\RP1!~NULg!~PLTr!~POINTERg@fq~~Ravenswood Ave. RP1!~PLTl\vSTR\RP1!~PLTr RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP1xRP2!~PLTl\RP2q!~vSTR\RP1!~RP2sRP2!~PLTr\RP2q!~MFADEfq~~Leland Ave. RP1\vSTR\RP2~~ ~~ ~~{{rmri|l}} to {{rint|Chicago|L}} {{cta|Damen|Brown}} {{rcb|CTA|Brown|lsquare}} RP1!~NULf!~MFADEf\vSTRgf!~MFADEf\RP2!~MFADEf!~POINTERg@gq~~ ~~ ~~{{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail }} '''Ravenswood''' is a railroad station on the North Side of [[Chicago]] serving [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]]. It is located at 4800 North Ravenswood Avenue, just south of West [[Lawrence Avenue (Chicago)|Lawrence Avenue]]. A [[Ravenswood–Wilson station|previous Ravenswood station]] was located at Wilson Avenue, but was replaced with the station at the current location,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Unger |first1=Rudolph |title=Boost Affects 40,000 Daily |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23483406/cnw_closures_pt2// |accessdate=September 13, 2018 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |date=November 14, 1958 |page=8|via = [[Newspapers.com]]}} {{Open access}}</ref> opposite the [[Chicago and North Western Railway]]'s Ravenswood Accounting Office & Carload Tracing Bureau, which were housed in a building at 4801 North Ravenswood Avenue.{{citation needed|date=March 2009}} In Metra's zone-based fare system, Ravenswood is in zone 2. As of 2018, Ravenswood is the third busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 2,630 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> Ravenswood station is near the eastern edge of the [[Ravenswood, Chicago|Chicago neighborhood]] also known as [[Lincoln Square, Chicago|Ravenswood]] and the western edge of [[Uptown, Chicago|Uptown]].

The station consists of two side platforms, and does not contain a ticket agent booth. Northbound trains stop on the west platform and southbound trains stop on the east platform. Trains go south to [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] and as far north as [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]]. It is the busiest station on the UP North Line and was rebuilt starting in the fall of 2010 as part of a project that included replacing 12 bridges along this line.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wronski|first=Richard|title=Bridge rebuilding will mean changes for Metra commuters|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-met-metra-bridges-upnorth-0716-20100716,0,1386230.story|accessdate=July 26, 2010|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=July 16, 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100719190616/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-met-metra-bridges-upnorth-0716-20100716,0,1386230.story|archivedate=July 19, 2010}}</ref> The new station was expected to be completed by May 2014,<ref>{{cite web|title=Metra Aiming for May Opening of New Ravenswood Station|author=Patty Wetli|url=http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140115/ravenswood/metra-aiming-for-may-opening-of-new-ravenswood-station|publisher=DNAInfo Chicago|date=January 15, 2014|accessdate=July 23, 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812055629/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140115/ravenswood/metra-aiming-for-may-opening-of-new-ravenswood-station|archivedate=August 12, 2014}}</ref> but was completed in 2023.

The Lawrence Avenue entrance to the east platform opened on August 1, 2023, making the station accessible. The station was formally dedicated on October 3, 2023.

As of September 20, 2025, Ravenswood is served by all 71 trains (35 inbound, 36 outbound) 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.

The [[Damen station (CTA Brown Line)|Damen]] 'L' station on the [[Chicago "L"|CTA]]'s [[Brown Line (CTA)|Brown Line]] is three blocks to the west, while the closest [[Red Line (CTA)|Red Line]] station is [[Lawrence station (CTA)|Lawrence]], located about {{Convert|0.8|mi|km}} east of Ravenswood station.

==Bus and rail connections==

'''[[Brown Line (CTA)|CTA Brown Line]]''' *{{cta|Damen|Brown}}

'''[[List of Chicago Transit Authority bus routes|CTA]]''' * {{rint|chicago|bus|9}} Ashland * {{rint|chicago|bus|81}} Lawrence (Owl Service)

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *{{commons category-inline|Ravenswood (Metra)}} *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100418185047/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.RAVENSWOOD.html Metra - Ravenswood station] *[https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.968826,-87.674555&spn=0.003973,0.013722&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.968826,-87.674555&panoid=CZSJJbD-xz0o4yI8Zdo83w&cbp=12,186.92,,0,-1.41 Lawrence Avenue entrance from Google Maps Street View]

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