{{short description|Commuter rail station in Highland Park, Illinois}} {{for|the seasonal station serving [[Ravinia Festival]]|Ravinia Park station}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox station | style=Metra | name={{Metra header|Ravinia | icon={{ric|Metra|upn}}}} | type= | image=Ravinia Metra 080323.jpg | image_caption=Ravinia station in March&nbsp;2008. | address=510 Roger Williams Avenue<br>[[Highland Park, Illinois]] 60035 | coordinates={{coord|42.1651|-87.7828|type:railwaystation_region:US-IL|display=inline,title}} | line= | other={{bus icon|12px|Local Transit}} '''[[Pace (transit)|Pace Buses]]'''<br>[[Green Bay Trail|Green Bay Bike Trail]] | structure= | platform=2 [[side platform]]s | depth= | levels= | tracks=2 | parking= | bicycle= | passengers=326 (average weekday)<ref name=":0" /> | pass_year=2018 | pass_percent=10.5 | pass_system= | opened=1889<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=6 July 2016|title=Work on Metra Ravinia Station complete|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/7/6/18325562/work-on-metra-ravinia-station-complete|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124225623/https://chicago.suntimes.com/2016/7/6/18325562/work-on-metra-ravinia-station-complete|archive-date=24 November 2020|access-date=24 November 2020|website=Chicago Sun-Times}}</ref> | closed= | rebuilt= | electrified= | accessible=Yes | code= | owned=Union Pacific | zone=3 | former= | services= {{Adjacent stations|system=Metra|line=Union Pacific/North|left=Highland Park|right=Ravinia Park|note-right=(seasonal)}} |other_services_header = Former services |other_services_collapsible=yes |other_services={{Adjacent stations|system=Chicago and North Western Railway|line1=Milwaukee Division|left=Highland Park|right=Braeside}} | mpassengers= | map_state = collapsed | route_map = {{Routemap|legend=track|inline=y|map= \vSTRgf!~MFADEg\v-RP2!~fvSTR-!~MFADEg ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} north to {{stl|Metra|Kenosha}} \vSTR\v-RP2!~fSHI1+r ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rmri|ul}} [[Green Bay Trail]]|{{rmri|up}} St. Johns Ave.}} RP2q!~MFADEgq\RP2q\vSKRZ-G2BUE\v-RP2!~RP2q!~fSTR\RP2q!~MFADEfq ~~ ~~ Roger Williams Ave. PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr PLTl\vSTR\v-RP2!~fSTR!~PLTr \vSTR\v-RP2!~fSHI1r ~~ ~~ ~~ {{BSsplit|{{rmri|ll}} [[Green Bay Trail]]|{{rmri|down}} St. Johns Ave.}} \vSTRgf!~MFADEf\fvSTR-!~v-RP2!~MFADEf ~~ ~~ ~~ {{rint|Chicago|UPN}} south to {{stl|Metra|Ogilvie}} }} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 15 | mapframe-marker-color = #0f5200 | mapframe-marker = rail |pass_rank=139 out of 236<ref name=":0" />}}

'''Ravinia''' is a station on [[Metra]]'s [[Union Pacific North Line]]. The station is located at 510 Roger Williams Avenue in [[Highland Park, Illinois]]. In Metra's zone-based fare structure, Ravinia is located in zone 3. As of 2018, Ravinia is the 139th busiest of Metra's 236 non-downtown stations, with an average of 326 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> Ravinia is {{convert|21.5|mi|km}} away from [[Ogilvie Transportation Center]] in downtown [[Chicago]], the inbound terminus of the line.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100325170233/http://web.me.com/willvdv/chirailfan/mmupn.html Metra Railfan Tips - Union Pacific/North Line]</ref> Trains continue as far north as [[Kenosha, Wisconsin]].

As of September 20, 2025, Ravinia is served by 50 trains (26 inbound, 24 outbound) on weekdays, and by all 30 trains (15 in each direction) on weekends and holidays.

==Overview== The Ravinia station was opened in 1889 and includes a station house on the inbound platform which was designed by architect J.E. Blunt. Exterior work on the building, including the construction of a new roof and repainting, was completed in 2016.<ref name=":1"/>

The station consists of two grade-level side platforms which serve the inbound and outbound tracks. Since the Union Pacific North Line operates on a left-hand main, the inbound platform is on the east side and the outbound is on the west. The station house is open from 5:00 A.M. to 1:00 A.M. There is no ticket agent at Ravinia, so tickets must be purchased on board the train. A parking lot is located on the east side of the station; on [[Ravinia Festival]] concert dates, a bus is available between the lot and Ravinia Park. The [[Green Bay Trail]] runs parallel to the Union Pacific North Line at Ravinia and is accessible from the station.

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==External links== *[http://metrarail.com/metra/en/home/maps_schedules/metra_system_map/up-n/station.RAVINIA.html Metra - Ravinia station] *[https://www.google.com/maps/@42.1654654,-87.783296,3a,75y,162.12h,86.27t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDX-EHfnKXlp0dJ6SUSagAw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en Station from Roger Williams Avenue from Google Maps Street View] {{Metra stations navbox}} {{Highland Park, Illinois}}

[[Category:Metra stations in Illinois]] [[Category:Former Chicago and North Western Railway stations]] [[Category:Highland Park, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in Lake County, Illinois]] [[Category:Railway stations in the United States opened in 1889]] [[Category:Union Pacific North Line]]

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