# Ravenswood station

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Commuter rail station in Chicago, Illinois

For the closed CTA station, see [Ravenswood station (CTA)](/source/Ravenswood_station_(CTA)).

Ravenswood General information Location 4800 North Ravenswood Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60640 Coordinates 41°58′06″N 87°40′27″W / 41.9684°N 87.6743°W / 41.9684; -87.6743 Owned by Metra Platforms 2 side platforms Tracks 2 Connections Brown at Damen CTA Buses Construction Accessible Yes Other information Fare zone 2 History Opened 1963 (Current station) Rebuilt 1970, 2012–2023[1] Passengers 2018 2,630 (average weekday)[2] 3.3% Rank 3 out of 236[2] Services Preceding station Metra Following station Peterson/​Ridge toward Kenosha Union Pacific North Clybourn toward Ogilvie TC Track layout Legend UPN north to Kenosha Lawrence Ave. Ravenswood Ave. Leland Ave. to Damen ■ UPN south to Ogilvie TC Location

**Ravenswood** is a railroad station on the North Side of [Chicago](/source/Chicago) serving [Metra](/source/Metra)'s [Union Pacific North Line](/source/Union_Pacific_North_Line). It is located at 4800 North Ravenswood Avenue, just south of West [Lawrence Avenue](/source/Lawrence_Avenue_(Chicago)). A [previous Ravenswood station](/source/Ravenswood%E2%80%93Wilson_station) was located at Wilson Avenue, but was replaced with the station at the current location,[3] opposite the [Chicago and North Western Railway](/source/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](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] 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.[2] Ravenswood station is near the eastern edge of the [Chicago neighborhood](/source/Ravenswood%2C_Chicago) also known as [Ravenswood](/source/Lincoln_Square%2C_Chicago) and the western edge of [Uptown](/source/Uptown%2C_Chicago).

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](/source/Ogilvie_Transportation_Center) and as far north as [Kenosha, Wisconsin](/source/Kenosha%2C_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.[4] The new station was expected to be completed by May 2014,[5] 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](/source/Ravinia_Park_station) also stops here.

The [Damen](/source/Damen_station_(CTA_Brown_Line)) 'L' station on the [CTA](/source/Chicago_%22L%22)'s [Brown Line](/source/Brown_Line_(CTA)) is three blocks to the west, while the closest [Red Line](/source/Red_Line_(CTA)) station is [Lawrence](/source/Lawrence_station_(CTA)), located about 0.8 miles (1.3 km) east of Ravenswood station.

## Bus and rail connections

**[CTA Brown Line](/source/Brown_Line_(CTA))**

- [Damen](/source/Damen_station_(CTA_Brown_Line))

**[CTA](/source/List_of_Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_routes)**

- **[9](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Ashland

- **[81](/source/Chicago_Transit_Authority_bus_services)** Lawrence (Owl Service)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Metra breaks ground on new station in Ravenswood"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140726201740/http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/14953236-418/metra-breaks-ground-on-new-station-in-ravenswood.html). *[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)*. September 5, 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.suntimes.com/news/transportation/14953236-418/metra-breaks-ground-on-new-station-in-ravenswood.html) on July 26, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) ["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-3)** Unger, Rudolph (November 14, 1958). ["Boost Affects 40,000 Daily"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23483406/cnw_closures_pt2//). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. p. 8. Retrieved September 13, 2018 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Wronski, Richard (July 16, 2010). ["Bridge rebuilding will mean changes for Metra commuters"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100719190616/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-met-metra-bridges-upnorth-0716-20100716,0,1386230.story). *[Chicago Tribune](/source/Chicago_Tribune)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-met-metra-bridges-upnorth-0716-20100716,0,1386230.story) on July 19, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Patty Wetli (January 15, 2014). ["Metra Aiming for May Opening of New Ravenswood Station"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140812055629/http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140115/ravenswood/metra-aiming-for-may-opening-of-new-ravenswood-station). DNAInfo Chicago. Archived from [the original](http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20140115/ravenswood/metra-aiming-for-may-opening-of-new-ravenswood-station) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved July 23, 2014.

## External links

- Media related to [Ravenswood (Metra)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ravenswood_(Metra)) at Wikimedia Commons

- [Metra - Ravenswood station](https://web.archive.org/web/20100418185047/http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.RAVENSWOOD.html)

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

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